[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) › [釋禪波羅蜜次第法門](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916) › 10.21 # 釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 10.21 釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 10.21 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [10.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.10.21) 爾時復當定心，從頭至足，從足至頭，循身諦觀，深鍊白骨，乃經百千許，遍骨人筋骨既盡，骨色如珂如貝，深觀不已，即見骨上白光煜爚。見是相已，即當諦觀眉間，當觀時亦見白光焴焴，悉來趣心。行者不取光相，但定心眉間。若心恬然，任運自住，善根開發，即於眉間見八色光明旋轉而出，遍照十方，皆悉明淨。八色者，謂地、水、火、風、青、黃、赤、白。普照大地，見地色如黃白淨地，見水色如淵中澄清之水，見火色如無煙薪清淨之火，見風色如無塵清風，見青色如金精山，見黃色如薝蔔華，見赤色如春朝霞，見白色如珂雪，隨是色相，悉有光耀。雖復見色分明，而無形質可得，此色超勝，非世所有。是相發時，行者心定安隱，喜樂無量，不可文載也。 > At that time, they should again steady the mind, from head to foot and from foot to head, carefully contemplating along the body, deeply refining the white bones through perhaps hundreds of thousands of repetitions. The tendons and flesh of the skeleton being completely gone, the color of the bones is like mother-of-pearl or conch shell. Contemplating deeply without ceasing, they immediately see bright, sparkling white light upon the bones. Having seen this mark, they should then carefully contemplate between the eyebrows; as they contemplate, they also see white light blazing brightly, all converging toward the mind. The practitioner does not grasp at the marks of light, but merely steadies the mind between the eyebrows. If the mind remains tranquil and abides naturally of itself, with virtuous roots developing, they will see light of eight colors emerging and rotating between the eyebrows, shining everywhere across the ten directions, all utterly luminous and pure. The eight colors are earth, water, fire, wind, blue, yellow, red, and white. Illumining the great earth everywhere, they see the color of earth like yellow and white pure earth; they see the color of water like clear, settled water in an abyss; they see the color of fire like pure fire with smokeless fuel; they see the color of wind like dust-free pure wind; they see the color of blue like a mountain of refined gold; they see the color of yellow like campaka flowers; they see the color of red like the clouds of a spring morning; they see the color of white like mother-of-pearl or snow. In accordance with these marks of color, all have radiance. Although form is seen distinctly, no substantial matter is to be found; these forms are transcendent and superior, not possessed by the mundane world. When this mark manifests, the practitioner's mind is steady and secure, and joy and pleasure are immeasurable, beyond what words can record. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 10.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.10.20) - [Next: 10.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.10.22) - [Up: 10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.10) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916~en-mt.10.21) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.10.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.10.21) · Pramāṇa