[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) › [釋淨土群疑論](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1960) › 7.59 # 釋淨土群疑論 7.59 釋淨土群疑論 7.59 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [7.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1960.7.59) 釋曰：如《觀佛三昧海經》第三說「佛於座起，令諸四眾觀佛色身。釋子眾中五百釋子，見佛色身猶如灰人。比丘眾中一千人，見佛色身如赤土人。優婆塞眾中有十六人，見佛色身如黑象脚。優婆夷眾中二十四人，見佛色身猶如聚墨。比丘尼眾中，有比丘尼見佛色身如白銀色。優婆夷眾中，有優婆夷見佛色身如藍染青色。如是四眾觀佛色身，所見不同，不得見佛真金色身，發露悔過，懺悔諸罪，五體投地如大山崩，自拔頭髮，舉身投地，婉轉自撲，鼻中血出。懺罪消滅，心眼得開，見佛色身端嚴微妙，如須彌山光顯大海。」此豈不是懺悔經文自撲之法。無教輒為，誠如所責；經言正作，其何怪哉？ > I explain: As the third fascicle of the Guanfo sanmei hai jing says: 'The Buddha rose from his seat and commanded the fourfold assembly to visualize the Buddha's physical form. Among the Śākyan assembly, five hundred Śākyans saw the Buddha's physical form as like an ash-colored person. Among the assembly of monks, one thousand saw the Buddha's physical form as like a red-earth person. Among the assembly of upāsakas, sixteen saw the Buddha's physical form as like the leg of a black elephant. Among the assembly of upāsikās, twenty-four saw the Buddha's physical form as like a lump of ink. Among the assembly of nuns, there were nuns who saw the Buddha's physical form as silver in color. Among the assembly of upāsikās, there were upāsikās who saw the Buddha's physical form as the blue of indigo dye. In this way, the fourfold assembly visualized the Buddha's physical form, but what they saw differed, and they were unable to see the Buddha's true golden-colored body. They confessed and repented of their errors, repenting of all their sins, prostrating with the five limbs to the ground like a great mountain collapsing, tearing out their own hair, throwing their whole bodies to the ground, writhing and hurling themselves down violently, with blood flowing from their noses. When their sinful transgressions were eliminated, their mind's eye was opened, and they saw the Buddha's physical body upright, adorned, subtle, and wondrous, like Mount Sumeru shining radiantly upon the great ocean.' Is this not the method of throwing oneself down found in a repentance scripture? To do so arbitrarily without teaching would indeed be as you reproach; but when the sūtra explicitly teaches to do so, what cause is there for surprise? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1960.7.58) - [Next: 7.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1960.7.60) - [Up: 7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1960.7) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1960~en-mt.7.59) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1960.7.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1960.7.59) · Pramāṇa