[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) › [念佛三昧寶王論](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1967) › 2.32 # 念佛三昧寶王論 2.32 念佛三昧寶王論 2.32 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1967.2.32) 對曰：「亦有其理。如說癡人見觀世音有十一面，即設難云：『何不安十二面耶？』及隨其語，又設難云：『何不安十一面耶？』子欲將東難西，其義若此。猶迷未醒者，即以此身，令其安置，不背一方，則其自悟矣。如其不悟，誠不可化，但可悲矣！又《勝天王經．二行品》明如來八十種好，中有一隨好光明功德，名一切向，不背他矣。然佛不可背，常面向於一切眾生，非如冤讎不欲相見，慈之至矣，是其義也。智者大師，爰自撫塵之歲，終于耳順，臥便合掌，坐必面西。大漸之際，令讀四十八願，九品往生，光明滿山，天樂遞奏，生于淨土。面西之義，不亦弘哉？」 > I reply: “There is indeed a principle for it. For example, if a foolish person sees that Avalokiteśvara has eleven faces, he immediately raises an objection, saying: ‘Why not install twelve faces?’ And following along with his words, one might also raise an objection, saying: ‘Why not install eleven faces?’ Your wish to challenge west by bringing up east is just like this. To one who is deluded and not yet awake, one tells him to arrange this very body so that it does not turn its back on a single direction, and then he will naturally awaken. If he does not awaken, he truly cannot be transformed, and can only be pitied! Furthermore, the ‘Two Practices Chapter’ of the Suvikrāntajñānakokiparipṛcchā Sūtra explains that among the eighty minor marks of the Tathāgata, there is a mark of light and merit named ‘Facing All Directions,’ meaning he never turns his back on others. Now the Buddha cannot be turned away from; he constantly faces all sentient beings, unlike enemies who do not wish to see each other. This is compassion at its utmost; this is its meaning. From the year he reached young adulthood until he reached sixty, the Great Master Zhiyi would join his palms when lying down and always face west when sitting. When he was gravely ill, he had the forty-eight vows and the nine grades of rebirth read aloud; radiant light filled the mountain, and heavenly music played in succession as he was reborn in the Pure Land. Is not the meaning of facing west truly vast?” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1967.2.31) - [Next: 2.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1967.2.33) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1967.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1967~en-mt.2.32) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1967.2.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1967.2.32) · Pramāṇa