釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 9.12

9.12

初釋九想觀門者：一、脹想；二、壞想；三、血塗想；四、膿爛想；五、青瘀想；六、噉想；七、散想；八、骨想；九、燒想。此九種法門通稱想者，能轉心轉想，所謂能轉不淨中淨顛倒想，故名為想。今釋九想，即開為四意：一、明修證；二、明對治；三、明攝法；四、明趣道。

First, explaining the contemplation gate of the nine notions: 1. the notion of distension; 2. the notion of decay; 3. the notion of blood-smeared [flesh]; 4. the notion of purulent rotting; 5. the notion of blue-black bruising; 6. the notion of being devoured; 7. the notion of scattering; 8. the notion of bones; 9. the notion of incineration. That these nine Dharma gates are collectively called "notions" is because they can transform the mind and transform notions; namely, they can overturn the inverted notion of purity within what is impure, hence they are called "notions". Now, explaining the nine notions is divided into four headings: 1. clarifying cultivation and realization; 2. clarifying counteraction; 3. clarifying subsuming dharmas; 4. clarifying heading toward the path.