釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 1.8

1.8

The Explanation of the Sequential Dharma Gates of Dhyāna-pāramitā is broadly divided into ten distinct sections. These ten sections are: first, the general purport of cultivating dhyāna-pāramitā; second, explaining the name of dhyāna-pāramitā; third, clarifying the gates of dhyāna-pāramitā; fourth, analyzing the sequence of dhyāna-pāramitā; fifth, selecting the dharma-mind of dhyāna-pāramitā; sixth, differentiating the preliminary expedient means of dhyāna-pāramitā; seventh, explaining the cultivation and realization of dhyāna-pāramitā; eighth, revealing the retribution of dhyāna-pāramitā; ninth, initiating the teachings from dhyāna-pāramitā; tenth, summarizing and converging the ultimate orientation of dhyāna-pāramitā.