[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) › 2.40 # 釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 2.40 釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 2.40 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.2.40) 第一、正明懺悔法不同者，滅罪之由，各有其法，如衣垢膩，若直以水浣，終不可脫，皂莢灰汁，則能去之。滅罪之法亦復如是。今明懺悔方法，教門乃復眾多，取要論之，不過三種：一、作法懺悔，此扶戒律，以明懺悔；二、觀相懺悔，此扶定法，以明懺悔；三、觀無生懺悔，此扶慧法，以明懺悔。此三種懺悔法，義通三藏摩訶衍，但從多為說：前一法多，是小乘懺悔法；後二法多，是大乘懺悔法。 > First, directly explaining the differences among the methods of repentance: the causes for eliminating guilt each have their own methods. Just as when a garment is soiled with grease, if one washes it merely with water, it can never be removed, but Chinese soapberry and lye can eliminate it. The methods of eliminating guilt are also like this. Now, in explaining the methods of repentance, the doctrinal approaches are indeed numerous; to discuss the essentials, they do not exceed three kinds: first, repentance through ritual enactment, which aids the vinaya in explaining repentance; second, repentance through observing signs, which aids the methods of concentration in explaining repentance; third, repentance through observing non-arising, which aids the methods of wisdom in explaining repentance. These three kinds of repentance methods in their meaning run through both the Tripiṭaka and the Mahāyāna, but speaking according to the predominant usage: the former one method is mostly the repentance method of the Hīnayāna; the latter two methods are mostly the repentance methods of the Mahāyāna. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.2.39) - [Next: 2.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.2.41) - [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.2.40) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.2.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.2.40) · Pramāṇa