[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) › [觀念阿彌陀佛相海三昧功德法門](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1959) › 1.43 # 觀念阿彌陀佛相海三昧功德法門 1.43 觀念阿彌陀佛相海三昧功德法門 1.43 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1959.1.43) 又如下經云，佛告韋提：「汝是凡夫，心想又劣，不能遠見，致使諸佛如來有異方便令汝等見。」夫人白佛言：「我今因佛力故見彼國土。若佛滅後諸眾生等，濁惡不善五苦所逼，云何得見極樂世界？」佛即告言：「韋提！汝及眾生專心計念，想於西方瑠璃地下一切寶幢，地上眾寶室內莊嚴等，專心注意，亦同上夫人得見。」即云：「一一觀之極令了了，閉目開目皆令得見。如此想者，名為粗見。此謂覺想中見，故云粗見。若得定心三昧及口稱三昧者，心眼即開，見彼淨土一切莊嚴，說無窮盡也。」又以此經證，一切凡夫但使傾心，定有見義。應知。設有見聞者，不須驚怪也。何以故？乃由彌陀佛三昧力外加故得見。故名見佛淨土三昧增上緣。 > Furthermore, as the sūtra below states, the Buddha addressed Vaidehī: "You are an ordinary person, and the thoughts of your mind are also inferior; you cannot see far, and for this reason the Tathāgatas have special expedient means to enable you and others to see." The queen said to the Buddha: "Now, through the Buddha's power, I see that land. If after the Buddha's parinirvāṇa the sentient beings are afflicted by defilements, evils, unwholesomeness, and the five sufferings, how will they be able to see the Land of Ultimate Bliss?" The Buddha then addressed her: "Vaidehī! You and sentient beings should single-mindedly contemplate, visualize all the precious banners beneath the ground of vaiḍūrya in the west, the adornments within the many precious chambers on the ground, and so forth, focusing the mind with attention, and you will also be able to see just like the queen above." That is to say: "Contemplate each one to make it extremely clear, so that whether closing the eyes or opening the eyes, one is enabled to see it all. Visualizing like this is called a rough vision. This refers to seeing within perception and thought, hence it is called rough vision. If one attains the samādhi of a concentrated mind and the samādhi of oral invocation, the eye of the mind will open, and one will see all the adornments of that Pure Land, which cannot be fully described." Furthermore, as proved by this sūtra, all ordinary people, provided only that they direct their whole hearts to it, will definitely have the experience of seeing. One should know this. Even if someone sees or hears, there is no need to be startled or surprised. Why is this? It is because one is enabled to see through the external addition of Amitābha Buddha's samādhi-power. Therefore, it is called the adhipati-pratyaya of the samādhi of seeing the Buddha and the Pure Land. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1959.1.42) - [Next: 1.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1959.1.44) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1959.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1959~en-mt.1.43) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [佛說觀無量壽佛經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.mahayanasutra.amitayurdhyana*zh-kalayasas.1.17) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1959.1.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1959.1.43) · Pramāṇa