[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) › 9.49 # 釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 9.49 釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 9.49 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [9.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.9.49) 次念死者，死有二種：一者、自死；二、他因緣死。是二種死，常隨此身，若他不殺，自亦當死，何足生怖？譬如勇士入陣，以死往遮，則心安無懼。如是一心念死，怖畏即除。是則略說八念對治恐怖。是中法相，並如《摩訶衍》廣分別。 > Next, "recollection of death": death is of two kinds: first, death of oneself; second, death through external conditions. These two kinds of death constantly attend this body; even if others do not kill it, it will inevitably die on its own, so why should fear arise? It is like a brave warrior entering battle, warding \[off enemies\] with death, whose mind is peaceful and without fear. In this manner, by single-mindedly recollecting death, fear is immediately eliminated. This is a brief explanation of the eight recollections counteracting terror. The characteristics of the dharmas herein are all distinguished extensively as in the \*Mahāyāna\* \[\*-śāstra\*\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 9.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.9.48) - [Next: 9.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.9.50) - [Up: 9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.9) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916~en-mt.9.49) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.9.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.9.49) · Pramāṇa