釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 9.11

9.11

答曰：有異、不異。異者，九想如縛賊，十想如殺賊；九想為初學，十想為成就；九想為因，十想為果。故經云：「二為甘露門：一者、不淨觀門；二者、阿那波那門。」不異者，善修九想，即具足十想。此義在下當明之。

Answer: They are different, and they are not different. As for their difference: the nine notions are like binding the bandits; the ten notions are like killing the bandits. The nine notions are for beginners; the ten notions are for completion. The nine notions are the cause; the ten notions are the effect. Thus the sūtra says: "Two are the gates of the nectar [of immortality]: first, the gate of the contemplation of impurity; second, the gate of ānāpāna." As for their not being different: if one cultivates the nine notions well, one fully possesses the ten notions. This meaning will be clarified below.