[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) › [佛說觀佛三昧海經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.643) › 3.23 # 佛說觀佛三昧海經 3.23 佛說觀佛三昧海經 3.23 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.643.3.23) 「一光照西南方無量世界，令西南方地純珊瑚色，珊瑚地上生碧玉樓，樓極下者高五十億由旬。樓一億柱，此一一柱百億寶色；一一寶放無數光；此一一光化為無量千億寶樹；一一樹下有六泉水，其水從樹根入從樹條出，流出之時有六寶色；一一水中生一蓮華，其華鮮白。華上復有一白化佛，其身極白過踰一切，白色之上有五百色，微妙光明圍遶佛身，一一光明化無數佛；一一化佛有無數菩薩，樓閣諸柱皆放光明；一一光中無數化佛。青色化佛，在於珊瑚地上經行，白色化佛，在於青玉樓上經行。樓閣龕室皆有如是無數化佛，亦出舌相放大光明，其光微妙，照西南方無量世界，不可窮盡。 > "One ray of light shines upon the immeasurable worlds of the south-western direction, making the ground of the south-west pure coral in colour. Upon the coral ground rise jasper pavilions; the lowest pavilion is fifty hundred million yojanas high. A pavilion has one hundred million pillars; each pillar has the colours of ten billion jewels. Each jewel emits countless rays of light; each ray of light transforms into immeasurable thousands of billions of jewelled trees. Beneath each tree are six springs of water, which enter through the roots of the trees and emerge from the branches; as they flow out, they display six jewel colours. Within each water grows a lotus flower, its blossom fresh and white. Atop the flower is a white transformation Buddha whose body is extraordinarily white, surpassing all else. Above the white colour are five hundred colours, with exquisite radiance circling the Buddha's body. Each ray of radiance transforms into countless Buddhas; each transformation Buddha has countless bodhisattvas. The pillars of the pavilions all emit light; within each ray of light are countless transformation Buddhas. Blue-green transformation Buddhas walk upon the coral ground, while white transformation Buddhas walk atop the jasper pavilions. The chambers and niches of the pavilions all have countless transformation Buddhas such as these, who also extend the mark of the tongue and emit great light. That light is exquisite, illuminating the immeasurable worlds of the south-west inexhaustibly. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.643.3.22) - [Next: 3.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.643.3.24) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.643.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.643~en-mt.3.23) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.643.3.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.643.3.23) · Pramāṇa