[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) › 5.13 # 釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 5.13 釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 5.13 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [5.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.5.13) 第一、釋名者，所言初禪者，禪名支林。行者初得支林之法，故名初禪。復次，覺觀等法，名之為支。行者修初禪覺觀之法，必於前發，故說覺觀名為初禪。 > First, regarding the explanation of the name: what is called the "first dhyāna"—"dhyāna" means a grove of factors. A practitioner first attains the dharma of the grove of factors, and therefore it is called the first dhyāna. Furthermore, dharmas such as vitarka and vicāra are called factors. When a practitioner cultivates the first dhyāna, the dharmas of vitarka and vicāra must arise first, and therefore vitarka and vicāra are spoken of as the first dhyāna. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.5.12) - [Next: 5.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.5.14) - [Up: 5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.5) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916~en-mt.5.13) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.5.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.5.13) · Pramāṇa