釋摩訶衍論 8.4

8.4

Within this section, there are precisely seven gates. What are the seven? First is the gate of the correspondence between the remedy and what is to be remedied; second is the gate of classifying and distinguishing the types of faith; third is the gate of skillful means in practice; fourth is the gate of extensive explanation of demonic occurrences and their antidotes; fifth is the gate of praising the merits of samādhi; sixth is the gate of the benefits and detriments of having or lacking both wheels; seventh is the gate of urging the inferior toward the superior and non-retrogression. These are called the seven. As for the gate of the correspondence between the remedy and what is to be remedied, what are its characteristics?