淨土五會念佛誦經觀行儀卷中．下 2.34

2.34

First: The initial contemplation is the sun in the west; (Amitābha Buddha)
Sit upright with aligned posture to dispel torpor and confusion. (Amitābha Buddha) (Homage to Amitābha Buddha)
When seen, it is about to set like a suspended drum; (Amitābha Buddha)
Cause the mind to abide firmly, without rising or falling. (Amitābha Buddha) (Homage to Amitābha Buddha)
Second: Contemplate the water, originally clear and pure; (Amitābha Buddha)
Visualising the water turning into ice is easily accomplished. (Amitābha Buddha) (Homage to Amitābha Buddha)
Cause the ice to shine as lapis lazuli ground, (respond as before) clearly seen supported by jewelled banners.
Third: The jewelled ground is interlaid with yellow gold; flowers rain down during the six periods, filling the jade forests.
Their radiance divides and transforms into music in the sky; pipes and flutes can purify the practitioner's mind.
Fourth: The jewelled trees stand in sevenfold rows; spreading leaves and trailing branches display extraordinary colours.
Flowers and fruits are fully present in all four seasons; when the wind arrives beneath the grove, fragrances scatter further.
Fifth: One should contemplate the ponds of seven jewels, cool and with the eight virtues, unfathomable.
The currents in the channels are all water flowing over golden sands; atop the water, flowers bloom unendingly.
Sixth: One should contemplate the towers of various jewels, with pearl verandas and jade steps in the autumn of the azure sky.
When heavenly music plays, it echoes through the clear night; the subtle Dharma sounds exhort diligent cultivation.
Seventh: Contemplate exclusively the unfolding flower seat, with sandalwood-gold for petals and jade for the dais.
Above, jewelled banners are draped with nets of real pearls; adorned only to receive the Tathāgata.
Eighth: The precious image's colour is round and perfect; all ten thousand dharmas arise from the mind's visualisation.
If one sees his body seated upon the flower, profound samādhi is naturally accomplished.
Ninth: The body of the Dharma Lord Amitābha, whose marks, characteristics, and radiance are peerless;
He gathers in all sentient beings who recite the Buddha's name, his mind never abandoning those with karmic affinity.
Eleventh: Guanyin, the Venerable One bound to one last rebirth, his body equal to the Buddha's in visualisation, wonderfully hard to describe;
Carrying the Tathāgata on his crown with deep reverence, his compassionate light permanently abides in the gate of great compassion.
Eleventh: Shi Zhi of great, awe-inspiring might, assisting continuously and vibrating with the six supernatural powers;
Causing the world to shake where those who should be saved are found, his radiance constantly shines upon practitioners.
Twelfth: Contemplate oneself being reborn, the lotus flower opening and closing with utter clarity;
Sitting upright, serene and tranquil, with an unmoving mind, at the end of life one will see the Buddha coming to welcome them.
Thirteenth: The sixteen-foot purple-golden countenance; the true and the transformed have never diverged.
Merely cause the mind to contemplate clearly; the wondrous marks of the Dharmakāya will naturally loom majestically.
Fourteenth: People born here have exalted karmic practice; the superior grade has the three minds, of noble lineage.
The gate of understanding the hundred dharmas and the Ground of Joy; the power of the vajra samādhi becomes ever firmer.
Fifteenth: Being born among the nine grades, pure precepts perfumed the mind and karma began to harmonize;
Good friends instructed them to redirect their vows and abide; in an instant, unawares, they sit within the lotus palace.
Sixteenth: The lowest rebirth is the humblest station; karmic hindrances are hard to extinguish and wisdom is slow to develop.
Through ten recitations, though one abides for a kalpa within the lotus womb, when the flower opens one still attains awakening to the unconditioned.