[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) › 3.23 # 釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 3.23 釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 3.23 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.3.23) 答曰：此五處於用心為便，餘處非安定所。若脇、肋等處皆偏，故不說。如頭圓法天，足方法地，臍是氣海，鼻是風門，髮際是修骨觀之所，故以為門。 > Answer: These five places are convenient for applying the mind, whereas other places are not loci for tranquilizing it. Places such as the flanks and ribs are all off-center, so they are not mentioned. Just as the roundness of the head models heaven, and the squareness of the feet models earth, the navel is the ocean of qi, the nose is the gate of wind, and the hairline is the place for cultivating the contemplation of bones; therefore, they are taken as gates. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.3.22) - [Next: 3.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.3.24) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916~en-mt.3.23) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.3.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.3.23) · Pramāṇa