[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) › [淨土論](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1963) › 2.44 # 淨土論 2.44 淨土論 2.44 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1963.2.44) 「國界平夷然，豐樂多上人。 寶樹若干種，羅列散相生， 本莖枝葉華，種種各異香。 順風日三動，翕羿如華生， 隨地如毛布，雜廁上普平。 一切無諸山，海水及諸原， 但有河水流，音響如說經。 天人入水戲，在意所欲望， 令齊水額眉，意願隨念得。 佛壽十方沙，光明普無邊， 菩薩及弟子，不可算稱量。 若欲見彼佛，莫疑亦莫望， 有疑在胎上，可令五百年。 不疑生基坐，叉手無量前， 願欲遍十方，須臾則旋還。 惟念彼菩薩，姟劫作功德， 本行如此致，得號增世尊。 佛興難得值，須臾會難聞， 講說土難遇，受覺人難得。 若後遭末世，法欲衰微時， 當共建擁護，行佛無欲法。 佛能說此要，各當勤思行， 受此無量制，世世稽首行。」 釋曰一切經，中有此禮文。 > "That land is flat and even, > abundant and joyful, with many superior persons. > Jeweled trees of various kinds > stand arranged, scattering and growing together; > the roots, trunks, branches, leaves, and flowers > each have distinct fragrances. > Moving three times a day with the wind, > they flutter and rise like blooming flowers, > spreading over the ground like a woven carpet, > blending variegated colors, completely smooth and level. > It is entirely devoid of mountains, > seas, and plains; > there are only flowing rivers, > whose sounds are like the preaching of sūtras. > Devas and humans enter the water to play, > just as they desire in their minds; > letting the water reach their foreheads or brows, > their wishes are fulfilled in accord with their thought. > The Buddha's lifespan is as the sands of the ten directions, > his light is universally boundless; > the bodhisattvas and disciples > cannot be calculated or measured. > If you wish to see that Buddha, > do not doubt and do not hesitate; > those who doubt dwell in a womb-palace, > which can last for five hundred years. > Those who do not doubt are born on lotus seats, > joining their hands before the Immeasurable One; > wishing to travel universally throughout the ten directions, > they return in an instant. > Think only of that Bodhisattva, > who cultivated merit for countless billions of kalpas; > his original practices brought about such results, > that he attained the title of World-Honoured One. > An encounter with a buddha's appearance is rare; > a brief assembly is hard to hear; > a land of exposition is hard to meet; > persons who receive awakening are hard to find. > If later you encounter an age of decline, > when the Dharma is on the verge of fading, > you should unite to uphold and protect it, > and practice the Buddha's desireless Dharma. > The Buddha can preach these essentials; > each should diligently ponder and practice them, > receiving these immeasurable precepts, > and practicing them with head bowed in worship life after life." > Explanation: In the collection of All Sūtras, there is this liturgy of worship. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1963.2.43) - [Next: 2.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1963.2.45) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1963.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1963~en-mt.2.44) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1963.2.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1963.2.44) · Pramāṇa