釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 7.12

7.12

二、辨次位者，此六妙門位即無定。所以者何？若於欲界、未到地中巧行六法，第六淨心成就，即發三乘無漏，況復進得上地諸禪而不疾證道。雖此與前有異，是以《瑞應經》云：「因此六法，遊止三四，出生十二。」此而推之，故知此六妙門位則不必定耳。

Second, as for discerning the stages: the stages of these six subtle gates are not fixed. Why is this? If one skillfully practices the six dharmas in the desire realm and the anāgamya, and the sixth, the pure mind, is perfected, one immediately elicits the undefiledness of the three vehicles; how much more so if one advances to attain the various dhyānas of the higher grounds—how could one not swiftly realize the path? Although this differs from what precedes, the Ruiying jing therefore says: "Relying on these six dharmas, wandering and abiding in the three and the four, twelve are produced." Deducing from this, we therefore know that the stages of these six subtle gates are indeed not fixed.