Provided are [1] a xylylenediamine composition containing xylylenediamine and a pyridine compound (A) having at least one substituent including an amino group, wherein the content of the pyridine compound (A) is 0.001 to 0.1 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the xylylenediamine; and [2] a method for producing a polyamide resin including the steps of introducing a pyridine compound (A) having at least one substituent including an amino group, a diamine including xylylenediamine (but excluding a diamine corresponding to the above-mentioned pyridine compound (A)), and a dicarboxylic acid into a reaction system and performing a polycondensation reaction, wherein the amount of the pyridine compound (A) to be introduced is 0.001 to 0.1 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of xylylenediamine.