[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) › 3.212 # 觀無量壽佛經義疏 3.212 觀無量壽佛經義疏 3.212 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.212](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1754.3.212) 「『當華敷時，大悲觀世音菩薩及大勢至菩薩放大光明，住其人前，為說十二部經。』」十二部經，一切諸佛所說經法，總大小乘有十二類，亦名十二分教。一契經、二重頌、三授記、四諷誦、五無問自說、六因緣、七譬喻、八本生、九本事、十方廣、十一未曾有、十二論義。部即類也。三、聞法入證。 > "‘When the flower opens, the Great Compassionate Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva and Mahāsthāmaprāpta Bodhisattva emit great radiance, stand before the person, and expound the twelve divisions of scriptures for them.’" The twelve divisions of scriptures are the sūtras and teachings expounded by all Buddhas, comprising twelve categories across both the Mahāyāna and Hīnayāna; they are also called the twelvefold division of teachings: first, sūtra; second, geya; third, vyākaraṇa; fourth, gāthā; fifth, udāna; sixth, nidāna; seventh, avadāna; eighth, jātaka; ninth, itivṛttaka; tenth, vaipulya; eleventh, adbhutadharma; twelfth, upadeśa. "Division" means category. Third, hearing the Dharma and entering realization. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.211](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1754.3.211) - [Next: 3.213](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1754.3.213) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1754.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1754~en-mt.3.212) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1754.3.212](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1754.3.212) · Pramāṇa