[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) › 6.40 # 釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 6.40 釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 6.40 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [6.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.6.40) 復次，眾生緣慈，但見受果報樂相；法緣慈，則見受諸法門及涅槃樂相；無緣慈，則見一切同是佛性常樂平等相。復次，眾生緣慈，則在根本禪中；法緣慈，多在特勝、通明、背捨諸無漏禪中；無緣慈，多是首楞嚴、法華三昧及九種禪中。 > Furthermore, benevolence conditioned upon sentient beings merely perceives the characteristic of experiencing retributional happiness; benevolence conditioned upon phenomena perceives the characteristic of experiencing the various Dharma gates and the happiness of nirvāṇa; benevolence without conditions perceives the equal characteristic of all identically possessing the constant happiness of Buddha-nature. Furthermore, benevolence conditioned upon sentient beings is within fundamental dhyāna; benevolence conditioned upon phenomena is mostly within the undefiled dhyānas of sublime practices, penetrating clarity, and liberations; benevolence without conditions is mostly in the Śūraṅgama, Lotus Samādhi, and the nine kinds of dhyāna. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.6.39) - [Next: 6.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.6.41) - [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.6.40) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.6.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.6.40) · Pramāṇa