[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) › 2.64 # 釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 2.64 釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 2.64 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.2.64) 今當借譬顯之：一者、作法懺悔，罪滅或復、不復，如冷病人服於薑桂，所患除差，身有復、不復。二者、觀相懺悔，非唯罪滅，能發禪定。此則過本。何以故？本無禪定故。如冷病人服石散等，非但冷除，亦復肥壯過本。三者、觀無生懺悔，非唯罪滅，發諸禪定，乃得成道。此為增上過本。如病服於仙藥，非直病除，乃得仙通，神變自在。此而推之，豈得一類？ > Now this should be clarified by borrowing analogies: First, in repentance through ritual action, when sins are eliminated, \[the vows\] are either restored or not restored; it is like a person suffering from a cold illness taking ginger and cinnamon: the affliction is cured, but the body either recovers its former state or does not. Second, in repentance through contemplating signs, not only are sins eliminated, but dhyāna-concentration can also arise. This surpasses the original. Why? Because originally there was no dhyāna-concentration. It is like a person suffering from a cold illness taking powdered mineral drugs: not only is the cold removed, but the body also becomes plump and robust, surpassing the original state. Third, in repentance through contemplating non-arising, not only are sins eliminated and the various dhyāna-concentrations aroused, but one even attains the realization of the Path. This vastly surpasses the original. It is like a sick person taking an elixir of the immortals: not only is the illness cured, but one also attains the supernormal powers of an immortal, free in magical transformations. Deducing from this, how could it be of a single kind? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.2.63) - [Next: 2.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.2.65) - [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.2.64) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.2.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.2.64) · Pramāṇa