[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) › 5.31 # 釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 5.31 釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 5.31 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [5.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.5.31) 佛說甘露門，名阿那波那， 於諸法門中，第一安隱道。 因緣次第起，不雜諸妄想， 譬如種石榴，芽莖次第生。 華實及色味，自然非可作， 時至時自證，非如脂粉色。 汝等調熟地，惠汝石榴種， 令心入甘露，道法次第生。 > "The Buddha proclaimed the nectar gate, / which is named ānāpāna; / among all Dharma gates, / it is the foremost path of peace and security. / Conditioned factors arise sequentially, / not mixed with false thoughts, / just as when planting a pomegranate, / sprouts and stems emerge in succession. / Flowers, fruits, colors, and tastes / naturally come forth and cannot be contrived; / when the time arrives, it naturally realizes them, / unlike the color of powder and rouge. / If you cultivate and ripen the soil, / I will bestow upon you the pomegranate seeds, / causing your minds to enter the nectar, / and the path factors will arise in succession." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.5.30) - [Next: 5.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.5.32) - [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.5.31) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.5.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.5.31) · Pramāṇa