維摩經略疏垂裕記 5.70

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5.70

Fourth, the perfumed dhyānas. Regarding "the lion's sport" (*siṃhavikrīḍita*): a metaphor is borrowed to reveal the dharma. Just as a lion in the world sports for two purposes—first, to shake off dust and dirt; second, to sprint forward swiftly, differing from other beasts—this samādhi is likewise: first, it shakes off and eliminates the subtle delusions of ignorance; second, it can enter and exit swiftly without interval, differing from the dhyāna concentrations attained above; hence it is named the lion's sport samādhi.

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