[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) › 3.247 # 觀無量壽佛經義疏 3.247 觀無量壽佛經義疏 3.247 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.247](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1754.3.247) 「爾時阿難即從座起，前白佛言：『世尊！當何名此經？此法之要當云何受持？』」一問經名、二問持法，故云雙問。二、別答，二：初、示名；二、教持。初、示名，二：初、從能觀所觀為名；二、約功用為名。初、從能觀所觀為名。 > "At that time Ānanda arose from his seat, stepped forward, and said to the Buddha: ‘World-Honoured One, what should this sūtra be named? How should the essentials of this Dharma be accepted and upheld?’" Asking first about the name of the sūtra and second about the method of upholding, hence it is called asking both. Second, replying separately has two parts: first, showing the name; second, teaching its upholding. First, showing the name has two parts: first, naming it based on the contemplating subject and contemplated object; second, naming it with reference to its efficacy. First, naming it based on the contemplating subject and contemplated object. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.246](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1754.3.246) - [Next: 3.248](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1754.3.248) - [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.3.247) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1754.3.247](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1754.3.247) · Pramāṇa