[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) › 3.42 # 觀無量壽佛經疏 3.42 觀無量壽佛經疏 3.42 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1753.3.42) 二、言觀寶樹者，重牒觀名也。言一一觀之已下，生後觀相，正教儀則，此明彌陀淨國廣闊無邊，寶樹寶林豈以七行為量也。今言七重者，或有一樹，黃金為根，紫金為莖，白銀為枝，碼碯為條，珊瑚為葉，白玉為華，真珠為果，如是七重互為根莖乃至華果等，七七四十九重也。或有一寶為一樹者，或二三四乃至百千萬億不可說寶為一樹者，此義《彌陀經》義中已廣論竟。故名七重也。言行者，彼國林樹雖多，行行整直而無雜亂。言想者，未閑真觀自在隨心，要藉假想以住心，方能證益也。 > Second, the words "contemplate the jeweled trees" restate the name of the contemplation. The words "contemplate each of them" and below introduce the subsequent contemplative aspects, directly teaching the rules. This explains that Amitābha's pure realm is vast and boundless; how could the jeweled trees and jeweled groves be measured merely by seven rows? When it now speaks of "sevenfold," in some cases there is a tree with yellow gold as roots, purple gold as trunk, white silver as branches, agate as twigs, coral as leaves, white jade as flowers, and pearls as fruit; in this way, seven tiers mutually serve as roots, trunks, and so on up to flowers and fruit, making seven times seven, or forty-nine tiers. Or there are trees of a single jewel; or trees of two, three, four, or up to hundreds of thousands of myriads of inexpressible jewels. This meaning has already been extensively discussed in the commentary on the Amitābha Sūtra. Therefore it is called "sevenfold." As for the word "rows," although the grove trees in that land are numerous, row upon row they are neat and straight without confusion. As for the word "visualization," for those not yet skilled in the true contemplation that is effortless and accords with the mind, it is necessary to rely on provisional visualization to anchor the mind; only then can they realize the benefit. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1753.3.41) - [Next: 3.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1753.3.43) - [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.3.42) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1753.3.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1753.3.42) · Pramāṇa