[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [觀無量壽佛經疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1753) › 3.188 # 觀無量壽佛經疏 3.188 觀無量壽佛經疏 3.188 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.188](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1753.3.188) 總讚云：「初教日觀除昏闇，想水成氷淨內心，地下金幢相映發，地上莊嚴億萬重，寶雲寶蓋臨空轉，人天音樂互相尋，寶樹垂瓔間雜果，池流德水注華中，寶樓寶閣皆相接，光光相照等無蔭，三華獨迴超眾座，四幢承縵網珠羅。稟識心迷由未曉，住心觀像靜坐彼，一念心開見真佛，身光相好轉彌多。救苦觀音緣法界，無時不變入娑婆，勢至威光能震動，隨緣照攝會彌陀。歸去來，極樂安身實是精，正念西歸華含想，見佛莊嚴說法聲。復有眾生心帶惑，緣真上境恐難成，致使如來開漸觀，華池丈六等金形。變現靈儀雖大小，應物時宜度有情，普勸同生知識等，專心念佛向西傾。」 > The general praise says: / “First teaching the sun contemplation to dispel darkness, / visualizing water into ice purifies the mind within; / beneath the earth, golden pillars reflect each other; / above the earth, adornments number hundreds of millions of layers; / jeweled clouds and jeweled canopies rotate in the sky; / human and deva music seek one another out; / jeweled trees hang with necklaces interspersed with varied fruits; / in the ponds flow streams of virtuous water pouring amidst the flowers; / jeweled multi-storied buildings and pavilions all connect with one another; / lights illuminate one another, equally devoid of shadow; / the three lotuses stand out alone, surpassing all other seats; / four banners hold canopies draped with nets of pearls. / Endowed with consciousness yet with mind confused, not yet understanding, / one stills the mind, contemplates the image, and sits quietly there; / in a single thought the mind opens, seeing the true Buddha; / the body’s radiant marks and embellishments become ever more abundant. / Rescuing from suffering, Avalokiteśvara takes the dharmadhātu as object; / at no time does he not transform and enter the Sahā world. / Mahāsthāmaprāpta’s majestic light can shake \[the universe\]; / following conditions, illuminating and gathering \[beings\], he joins with Amitābha. / Return, go back! / Settling the body in Sukhāvatī is truly sublime! / With right mindfulness, returning westward, visualizing oneself within the lotus, / seeing the Buddha’s adornments, hearing the sound of the Dharma preached. / Sentient beings furthermore have minds laden with delusion; / taking the true, supreme object as focus, they fear it is hard to achieve; / thus the Tathāgata opens the gradual contemplation: / the flower pond, sixteen-foot and other golden forms. / Though the manifested sacred forms differ in being large or small, / responding to beings and temporal suitability, they save sentient beings. / Universally I exhort fellow travelers, good friends, and the like: / single-mindedly recite the Buddha’s name, inclining westward!” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.187](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1753.3.187) - [Next: 3.189](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1753.3.189) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1753.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1753~en-mt.3.188) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1753.3.188](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1753.3.188) · Pramāṇa