[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [摩訶止觀](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1911) › 2.25 # 摩訶止觀 2.25 摩訶止觀 2.25 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1911.2.25) 方法者，身開遮，口說默，意止觀。此出二經。《方等》云：「旋百二十匝，却坐思惟。」《法華》云：「其人若行、若立，讀誦是經；若坐，思惟是經，我乘六牙白象，現其人前」故知俱用半行半坐為方法也。 > Regarding the method: physical prescription and proscription, vocal speech and silence, and mental calming and contemplation. This comes from two sūtras. The Vaipulya says: "Circumambulate one hundred and twenty circuits, then sit back down and contemplate." The Lotus Sūtra says: "Whether that person walks or stands, reading and reciting this sūtra, or sits contemplating this sūtra, I will mount a six-tusked white elephant and appear before that person." Therefore we know that both employ half-walking and half-sitting as the method. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1911.2.24) - [Next: 2.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1911.2.26) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1911.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1911~en-mt.2.25) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1911.2.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1911.2.25) · Pramāṇa