[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) › [往生禮讚偈](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1980) › 1.8 # 往生禮讚偈 1.8 往生禮讚偈 1.8 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1980.1.8) 又如《觀經》云：佛勸坐觀禮念等，皆須面向西方者最勝。如樹先傾，倒必隨曲。故必有事礙不及向西方，但作向西想亦得。問曰：一切諸佛三身同證，悲智果圓亦應無二，隨方禮念、課稱一佛亦應得生。何故偏歎西方，勸專禮念等？有何義也？答曰：諸佛所證平等是一，若以願行來收，非無因緣。然彌陀世尊本發深重誓願，以光明名號攝化十方，但使信心求念，上盡一形、下至十聲一聲等，以佛願力易得往生。是故釋迦及以諸佛勸向西方，為別異耳，亦非是稱念餘佛不能除障滅罪也。應知。 > Moreover, as the Contemplation Sūtra states: When the Buddha urges sitting in contemplation, worshipping, and being mindful, facing the west is supreme. Just as when a tree first leans, its falling will inevitably follow its bend. Therefore, if there are practical hindrances and one cannot manage to face the west, merely forming the thought of facing west will also suffice. Question: All Buddhas equally realize the three bodies, and the fruition of compassion and wisdom is also complete without distinction; worshipping and being mindful in any direction or reciting the name of any one Buddha should also bring rebirth. Why do you exclusively praise the west and urge exclusive worship and mindfulness of it? What is the meaning? Answer: That which the Buddhas realize is equal and one; yet if comprehended in terms of vows and practices, it is not without causes and conditions. Amitābha, the World-Honoured One, originally made profound and weighty vows to gather and transform the ten directions through his light and name; if one only has a faithful mind, seeking and being mindful from the end of a lifetime down to ten recitations or a single recitation, one easily attains rebirth through the Buddha's vow-power. Therefore, Śākyamuni and all the Buddhas urge one toward the west as a distinct distinction; it is not that reciting and being mindful of other Buddhas cannot eliminate obstacles and eradicate transgressions. One should know this. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1980.1.7) - [Next: 1.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1980.1.9) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1980.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1980~en-mt.1.8) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [集諸經禮懺儀](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1982.2.25) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1980.1.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1980.1.8) · Pramāṇa