釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 3.21

3.21

Third, explaining the methods of cultivating cessation also has three points: first, cultivating cessation by fixing on conditions; second, cultivating cessation by restraining the mind; third, cultivating cessation by embodying the real. First, in explaining the method of cultivating cessation by fixing on conditions, five locations are briefly explained: first, fixing the mind on the crown of the head; second, fixing the mind on the hairline; third, fixing the mind on the bridge of the nose; fourth, fixing the mind on the navel; fifth, fixing the mind on the earth disc. The foreign Tripiṭaka master with golden teeth explained these as the five-gate dhyāna.