[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) › 3.248 # 觀無量壽佛經義疏 3.248 觀無量壽佛經義疏 3.248 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.248](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1754.3.248) 「佛告阿難：『此經名觀極樂國土無量壽佛觀世音菩薩大勢至菩薩。』」總包依正，但缺徒眾。首題避煩，但摘五字，包攝亦備。二、約功用為名。 > "The Buddha addressed Ānanda: ‘This sūtra is named Contemplation of the Land of Utmost Bliss, the Buddha Amitāyus, the Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara, and the Bodhisattva Mahāsthāmaprāpta.’" It comprehensively encompasses circumstantial and direct \[retributions\], omitting only the retinue. The title at the beginning avoids verbosity, taking only five characters, yet its coverage is also complete. Second, naming it with reference to its efficacy. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.247](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1754.3.247) - [Next: 3.249](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1754.3.249) - [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.3.248) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [觀念阿彌陀佛相海三昧功德法門](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1959.1.50) — Classical Chinese - [佛說觀無量壽佛經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.mahayanasutra.amitayurdhyana*zh-kalayasas.1.46) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1754.3.248](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1754.3.248) · Pramāṇa