摩訶止觀 1.28

1.28

Having believed in its Dharma, one must know the three texts: The Gradual Dhyāna Gateway (Cidi chanmen) consists of thirty fascicles in all; the present ten fascicles are the private notes taken by Fashen of the Dazhuangyan Temple. As for the indeterminate text, it is like the Six Wondrous Dharma Gates (Liu miaomen), which, with an indeterminate intention, passes through the twelve dhyānas, the nine contemplations of decay, the eight emancipations, the contemplations, purifications, perfumings, and cultivations, dependent origination, and the six perfections, revolving without obstruction, free in all directions; this was requested from Zhizhe by the Chen dynasty's Minister of the Department of State Affairs, Mao Xi. As for the perfect and sudden text, it is like the ten fascicles recorded by Guanding at Yuquan Temple in Jingzhou. Although there are three texts, one must not grasp at the texts and thereby do oneself harm. The treatise says: "Whether one sees or does not see prajñā, both are bondage and both are liberation." The texts are also like this.