釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 1.54

1.54

復次，禪名四禪，凡夫、外道、二乘、菩薩、諸佛，同得此定，故名為共。波羅蜜名度無極，此獨菩薩、諸佛。因禪能通達中道佛性，出生九種大禪，得大涅槃，不與凡夫、二乘共，故波羅蜜者，名為不共。通而為論，即無勞分別。所以者何？禪自有共禪、不共禪，波羅蜜亦爾，有共、不共，故《摩訶衍論》云：「天竺語法，凡所作事竟，皆名波羅蜜。」

Furthermore, dhyāna refers to the four dhyānas; ordinary persons, non-Buddhists, followers of the two vehicles, bodhisattvas, and all Buddhas equally attain this concentration, hence it is called shared. Pāramitā means "crossing over without limit"; this belongs exclusively to bodhisattvas and all Buddhas. Because of dhyāna, they can penetrate the Buddha-nature of the Middle Way, produce the nine kinds of great dhyāna, and attain great nirvāṇa, which is not shared with ordinary persons or the two vehicles; thus pāramitā is called unshared. Speaking broadly, there is no need for distinction. Why is this? Dhyāna in itself has shared dhyāna and unshared dhyāna; pāramitā is also like this, having shared and unshared. Therefore the Mahāyāna Treatise states: "In Indian linguistic grammar, whenever an undertaking is finished, it is called pāramitā."