釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 5.19

5.19

第一、所言阿那波那者，此是外國語，秦言阿那為入息，波那為出息。《安般守意三昧經》言：「安之言生，般之言滅。」若約息生滅明，義如上說；若約心生滅為語，是則不定。今用入出息為正番。

First, regarding what is called "ānāpāna": this is a foreign word; in Qin translation, "āna" is inhalation and "pāna" is exhalation. The Anban shouyi sanmei jing states: "'An' means arising, and 'ban' means cessation." If explained in terms of the arising and cessation of breath, the meaning is as stated above; if spoken in terms of the arising and cessation of mind, then it is not fixed. Here, inhalation and exhalation are used as the correct translation.