大乘義章 13.2

13.2

Among the causal dharmas in the category of pure dharmas, this fascicle contains nine gates: (1) the doctrine of the eight dhyānas and samādhis; (2) the doctrine of the eight liberations; (3) the doctrine of the eight bases of mastery; (4) the doctrine of the eight practices of contemplation; (5) the doctrine of the eight awarenesses of great beings; (6) the doctrine of the eight dharmas subsuming the Mahāyāna; (7) the doctrine of the nine successive samādhis; (8) the doctrine of the nine contemplations of impurity; (9) the doctrine of the nine cessations and knowledges.