[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) › 6.23 # 釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 6.23 釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 6.23 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [6.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.6.23) 問曰：上說初禪行悲，此則壞於次第。如慈在前，應初禪而修慈，二禪修悲，三禪修喜，四禪修捨，何故不爾？ > Question: Above, it was said that one practices compassion in the first dhyāna, but this disrupts the sequence. Since loving-kindness comes first, one should cultivate loving-kindness in the first dhyāna, compassion in the second dhyāna, sympathetic joy in the third dhyāna, and equanimity in the fourth dhyāna; why is it not so? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.6.22) - [Next: 6.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.6.24) - [Up: 6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.6) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916~en-mt.6.23) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.6.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.6.23) · Pramāṇa