妙法蓮華經文句 1.89

1.89

Regarding contemplation and understanding: when a beginner learns the contemplation of the middle and enters the resembling contemplation, since true realization has not yet arisen, feeling ashamed before the heaven of paramārtha-satya and conscience-stricken before the noble ones, this is the ashamed saṃgha; if contemplative wisdom arises, it is the true saṃgha. If it is different from this, it is the former two saṃghas: not relying on contemplative practice is called the precept-breaking saṃgha, and not understanding the characteristics of contemplation is called the foolish saṃgha. The discussion of this category is concluded.