釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 3.9

3.9

答曰：不然。於諸禪中，止為通門，通攝於別，別不攝通，故先教止。若止後入餘禪，則有通益；若依餘門，則有乖違之過。治煩惱亦爾。復次，今明師有二種：

Answer: Not so. Among the various dhyānas, cessation is the universal gate: the universal encompasses the particular, while the particular does not encompass the universal; therefore, one first teaches cessation. If one enters other dhyānas after cessation, there is universal benefit; if one relies on other gates, there is the fault of incongruity. Curing afflictions is also like this. Furthermore, we now explain that there are two kinds of teachers: