釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 3.52

3.52

Furthermore, the first gate of counting breaths is the mundane dhyāna of ordinary persons; next, the gate of impurity is the supramundane dhyāna practiced by śrāvakas; next, the gate of the mind of loving-kindness is where both ordinary persons and nobles cultivate loving-kindness for great merit and enter the four immeasurable minds; next, the gate of causes and conditions is what is practiced by pratyekabuddhas; next, the gate of mindfulness of the Buddha possesses vast merits and is what is practiced by bodhisattvas. This briefly explains the shallow and deep characteristics in the sequence of the five gates.