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# 佛說觀佛三昧海經 3.52

佛說觀佛三昧海經 3.52

- **Language:** Classical Chinese

### [3.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.643.3.52)

佛告諸比丘：「汝等先世，於不疑處橫生疑見，於可信處橫生不信。以是罪故，不見諸佛、不聞正法，如我今者現生王宮，我色真正色中最上，汝見赤土。」

> The Buddha said to the monks: "In your past lives, where there was no cause for doubt, you groundlessly gave rise to doubtful views; where there was cause for faith, you groundlessly gave rise to disbelief. Due to this sin, you did not see the Buddhas nor hear the correct Dharma. Just as I have now appeared in the royal palace, and my physical form is genuine and supreme among forms, you see red earth."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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