[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) › 3.256 # 觀無量壽佛經義疏 3.256 觀無量壽佛經義疏 3.256 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.256](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1754.3.256) 「佛告阿難：『汝好持是語。持是語者，即是持無量壽佛名。』」意令對說，持名功大，持經亦然。四、眾聞歡喜。 > "The Buddha told Ānanda: ‘Uphold these words well. To uphold these words is to uphold the name of the Buddha Amitāyus.’" The intention is to have it expounded in contrast: upholding the name has great merit, and upholding the sūtra is likewise so. Fourth, the assembly's joy upon hearing it. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.255](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1754.3.255) - [Next: 3.257](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1754.3.257) - [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.3.256) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1754.3.256](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1754.3.256) · Pramāṇa