[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) › 1.44 # 觀念阿彌陀佛相海三昧功德法門 1.44 觀念阿彌陀佛相海三昧功德法門 1.44 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1959.1.44) 又如下華座觀中說云，佛告阿難：「韋提！佛當為汝說除苦惱法。汝當廣為大眾分別解說。」說是語時，無量壽佛、觀音、勢至應聲來現住立空中。韋提見即禮，禮已白釋迦佛言：「我今因佛力故，得見無量壽佛及二菩薩。若佛滅後諸眾生等，云何觀見阿彌陀佛及二菩薩？」佛即告言：「汝及眾生欲觀彼佛者，當起想念，七寶地上作蓮華想。華想成已，次當想佛。想佛時，是心即想作三十二相，從頂上下至跏趺坐已來，一一身分亦皆想之。隨心想時，佛身即現。」此是彌陀三力外加即得見佛，亦名見佛三昧增上緣。 > Furthermore, as stated below in the contemplation of the flower throne, the Buddha addressed Ānanda: "Vaidehī! The Buddha will expound for you the Dharma for eliminating suffering and affliction. You should explain and expound it broadly for the great assembly." When he spoke these words, Amitāyus Buddha, Avalokiteśvara, and Mahāsthāmaprāpta appeared in response to his voice, standing in mid-air. When Vaidehī saw them, she bowed down, and having bowed, she said to Śākyamuni Buddha: "Now, through the Buddha's power, I am able to see Amitāyus Buddha and the two bodhisattvas. If after the Buddha's parinirvāṇa the sentient beings \[wish to see them\], how should they contemplate and see Amitābha Buddha and the two bodhisattvas?" The Buddha then addressed her: "If you and sentient beings wish to contemplate that Buddha, you should arouse visualizations: upon the ground of seven jewels, form the thought of a lotus flower. When the thought of the flower is accomplished, next you should visualize the Buddha. When visualizing the Buddha, this mind should visualize the thirty-two marks, from the uṣṇīṣa downward down to the paryaṅkāsana posture, visualizing each part of the body as well. As one's mind visualizes, the Buddha's body will immediately manifest." This is seeing the Buddha through the external addition of Amitābha's three powers; it is also called the adhipati-pratyaya of the samādhi of seeing the Buddha. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1959.1.43) - [Next: 1.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1959.1.45) - [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.1.44) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [觀無量壽佛經義疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1754.3.17) — Classical Chinese - [佛說觀無量壽佛經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.mahayanasutra.amitayurdhyana*zh-kalayasas.1.26) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1959.1.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1959.1.44) · Pramāṇa