摩訶止觀 5.75

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答：五分判禪，十發約境。今當會之。若次不次，一發至後，則進分也；齊九已來，住分也；作意矜持，護分也；一發即失，退分也。達分可知。若於境境皆作五分者，可以意推，不俟分別。然五分、十境皆是法相，可得互有其義。六即、十地行位淺深不得相類。

Answer: The five stages classify dhyāna; the ten manifestations are explained in terms of objects. Now we shall harmonize them. If, whether in order or not, one manifestation reaches through to the subsequent ones, that is the advancing stage; remaining up to the ninth is the dwelling stage; holding with deliberate effort is the protective stage; losing it immediately upon manifestation is the declining stage. The penetrating stage can be understood [by extension]. If within each object one applies the five stages, one may deduce this by reflection without waiting for an analytical breakdown. However, the five stages and ten objects are all characteristics of dharmas, and they may mutually share these meanings. They cannot be likened to the depths and shallows of the stages of practice such as the six identities and ten grounds.