妙法蓮華經玄義 4.16

4.16

能修九想，除此六賊：死想破威儀、言語兩欲。脹想、壞想、噉想，破形貌欲。血塗想、青瘀想、膿爛想，破色欲。骨想、燒想，破細滑欲。九想通除所著人欲。又，噉想、散想，除著意人。此九既除於欲，亦薄嗔、癡，九十八使山動。雖是不淨初門，能成大事。如海中屍，依之得度（云云）。

If one can cultivate the nine notions, one eliminates these six bandits: the notion of death breaks the two desires for deportment and speech. The notions of bloatedness, decay, and being devoured break the desire for physical appearance. The notions of blood-smearedness, blueness, and putrefaction break the desire for colour and form. The notions of the skeleton and being burned break the desire for smoothness. The nine notions universally eliminate the desire for the persons to whom one is attached. Furthermore, the notions of being devoured and dispersion eliminate attachment to pleasing persons. As these nine eliminate desire, they also attenuate anger and delusion, shaking the mountain of the ninety-eight dormant afflictions. Although it is the initial gate of impurity, it can accomplish the great matter—just as, clinging to a corpse in the ocean, one can cross over (and so forth).