[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) › 2.141 # 釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 2.141 釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 2.141 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.2.141) 言輕重者，欲界為輕，初禪為重。欲界輕者，五識相應所得樂迅速，淺故為輕；初禪所得樂重，意識相應久住，緣深故名重。重者，可貴寶重。亦得言欲界為重，初禪為輕者，欲界樂與煩惱俱心累重故，故名重；初禪樂心累少，故名為輕。次有師言巧慧者，行人初修禪時，善識內外方便，巧而用之，不失其宜，疾得禪定，故名巧慧也。 > Regarding "light and heavy": the desire realm is light, and the first dhyāna is heavy. The desire realm is light because the pleasure obtained in association with the five consciousnesses is rapid and shallow, hence light; the bliss obtained in the first dhyāna is heavy because it is associated with the mental consciousness and abides long, conditioning what is deep, hence heavy. "Heavy" means valuable, precious, and treasured. It may also be said that the desire realm is heavy and the first dhyāna is light: the pleasures of the desire realm occur alongside afflictions, and the burdens on the mind are heavy, hence called heavy; with the bliss of the first dhyāna, the burdens on the mind are few, hence called light. Next, there are masters who say that skillful wisdom means: when the practitioner first cultivates dhyāna, he skillfully recognizes the external and internal expedient means and employs them with skill, not losing their suitability and swiftly attaining dhyāna-concentration; hence it is called skillful wisdom. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.2.140) - [Next: 2.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.2.142) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916~en-mt.2.141) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.2.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.2.141) · Pramāṇa