[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) › 3.73 # 觀無量壽佛經義疏 3.73 觀無量壽佛經義疏 3.73 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1754.3.73) 「佛告阿難及韋提希：『見無量壽佛了了分明已，次復當觀觀世音菩薩。』」二、正示觀法，四：初、示境；二、結觀；三、勸修；四、簡邪正。初、示境，九：初、觀身；二、觀光；三、觀冠；四、觀面；五、觀臂；六、觀手；七、觀足；八、指同；九、簡辨。初、觀身，三：初、身量；二、身色；三、頂髻。初、身量。 > "The Buddha addressed Ānanda and Vaidehī: 'Having seen the Buddha Amitāyus clearly and distinctly, next you should contemplate Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva.'" Second, directly setting forth the contemplation method, which has four parts: first, showing the object of contemplation; second, concluding the contemplation; third, exhorting practice; fourth, distinguishing correct from incorrect. First, showing the object of contemplation, which has nine parts: first, contemplating the body; second, contemplating the light; third, contemplating the crown; fourth, contemplating the face; fifth, contemplating the arms; sixth, contemplating the hands; seventh, contemplating the feet; eighth, pointing out the similarity \[to the Buddha\]; ninth, discerning the differences. First, contemplating the body, which has three parts: first, the body's dimensions; second, the body's color; third, the uṣṇīṣa on the crown. First, the body's dimensions. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1754.3.72) - [Next: 3.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1754.3.74) - [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.3.73) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1754.3.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1754.3.73) · Pramāṇa