[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) › 7.31 # 釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 7.31 釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 7.31 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [7.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.7.31) 第一、釋名者，所言十六特勝者：一、知息入；二、知息出；三、知息長短；四、知息遍身；五、除諸身行；六、受喜；七、受樂；八、受諸心行；九、心作喜；十、心作攝；十一、心作解脫；十二、觀無常；十三、觀出散；十四、觀欲；十五、觀滅；十六、觀棄捨。所以通名十六特勝者，十六即是數法。 > First, explaining the name. As for the term "sixteen sublime practices": (1) knowing the breath entering; (2) knowing the breath leaving; (3) knowing whether the breath is long or short; (4) knowing the breath pervading the body; (5) eliminating bodily activities; (6) experiencing joy; (7) experiencing bliss; (8) experiencing mental activities; (9) gladdening the mind; (10) collecting the mind; (11) liberating the mind; (12) contemplating impermanence; (13) contemplating dispersion; (14) contemplating \[freedom from\] desire; (15) contemplating cessation; (16) contemplating relinquishment. As for why they are generally called the "sixteen sublime practices," "sixteen" is a numerical designation. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.7.30) - [Next: 7.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.7.32) - [Up: 7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.7) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916~en-mt.7.31) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [法界次第初門](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1925.1.280) — Classical Chinese - [止觀輔行傳弘決](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1912.9.16) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.7.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.7.31) · Pramāṇa