釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 3.53

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3.53

Furthermore, the five gates of dhyāna-concentration counteract the four parts of defilements, and the four parts of defilements give rise to the eighty-four thousand afflictions. One should know that the five gates can also give rise to eighty-four thousand Dharma gates. In this respect, mentioning only five gates completely subsumes all internal wholesome dharmas. The arising of the five stops of mind for the initial worthies explained by the Abhidharma masters has points of convergence with this.

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