釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 1.2

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《禪波羅蜜》者，《輔行》云：「《次第禪門》，《目錄》云：大師於瓦官寺說也，大莊嚴寺法慎私記，章安頂禪師治定為十卷。開十大章：一、大意；二、釋名；三、明門；四、詮次；五、法心；六、方便；七、修證；八、果報；九、起教；十、歸趣。但至修證，餘三略無。於修證中，又開四別：一、世間禪；二、亦世間亦出世間；三、出世間；四、非世間非出世間。四中唯至第三、出世，復為二：一、對治無漏；二、緣理無漏。但至對治，又為九，謂九想、八念、十想、背捨、勝處、一切處、九次第定、奮迅、超越。然修證之相，豈可盡具？傳曰：『大師甞在高座云：若說《次第禪門》，年可一遍；若著章疏，可五十卷。』」今刊預示大科，庶學者不昧始末云。

Regarding the Dhyāna-pāramitā, the Fuxing states: "Regarding the Sequential Dharma Gates of Dhyāna, the Catalogue records: 'Expounded by the Great Master at Waguan Temple; recorded in private notes by Fashan of Dazhuangyan Temple; edited and established into ten fascicles by Dhyāna Master Ding of Zhang'an. It is divided into ten great chapters: first, general purport; second, explaining the name; third, clarifying the gates; fourth, analyzing the sequence; fifth, selecting the dharma-mind; sixth, expedient means; seventh, cultivation and realization; eighth, karmic retribution; ninth, initiating the teachings; tenth, ultimate orientation.' However, it only reaches cultivation and realization; the remaining three are omitted. Within cultivation and realization, it is further divided into four distinctions: first, mundane dhyāna; second, both mundane and supramundane; third, supramundane; fourth, neither mundane nor supramundane. Among these four, it only reaches the third, the supramundane, which is further divided into two: first, counteractive undefiledness; second, principle-conditioned undefiledness. It only reaches counteractive [undefiledness], which is again divided into nine, namely: nine notions, eight recollections, ten notions, liberations, stations of mastery, totality spheres, nine sequential absorptions, sprint, and transcendence. Yet how could the characteristics of cultivation and realization be fully and completely provided? The biography says: 'The Great Master once said from the high seat: "If I were to expound the Sequential Dharma Gates of Dhyāna, it could take a year for a single iteration; if written down as a commentary, it could fill fifty fascicles."'" Now, in printing it, the major outline is shown beforehand, in the hope that students will not remain in the dark regarding the beginning and the end.