[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) › [觀無量壽佛經義疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1754) › 2.33 # 觀無量壽佛經義疏 2.33 觀無量壽佛經義疏 2.33 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1754.2.33) 「而作是言：『如來世尊在昔之時，恒遣阿難來慰問我。我今愁憂，世尊威重無由得見，願遣目連尊者、阿難與我相見。』」阿難是佛侍者，常往慰問。傳法利人必假王力，雖佛上聖，曲順常情以為後範。韋提敬佛，不敢輒請，願見二師，欲聞法要。阿難，此云慶喜，亦云無染，或云忻樂。三、悲哀禮請。 > "And she spoke these words: 'In the past, the Tathāgata, the World-Honoured One, constantly sent Ānanda to come and comfort me. Now I am in sorrow, and the majestic dignity of the World-Honoured One is such that I have no way to see him. I pray that you send the Venerable Maudgalyāyana and Ānanda to meet with me.'" Ānanda was the Buddha's attendant and regularly went to comfort her. Propagating the Dharma and benefiting people inevitably requires relying on the royal power; thus, although the Buddha was a supreme sage, he accommodated ordinary sentiments to serve as a model for later generations. Vaidehī revered the Buddha and did not dare to entreat him directly, wishing to see the two masters in order to hear the essentials of the Dharma. Ānanda is translated here as "Delight" (Qingxi), or "Stainless," or "Joyful." Third, sorrowfully paying homage and entreating. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1754.2.32) - [Next: 2.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1754.2.34) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1754.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1754~en-mt.2.33) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1754.2.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1754.2.33) · Pramāṇa