釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 3.9

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3.9

Answer: Not so. Among the various dhyānas, cessation is the universal gate: the universal encompasses the particular, while the particular does not encompass the universal; therefore, one first teaches cessation. If one enters other dhyānas after cessation, there is universal benefit; if one relies on other gates, there is the fault of incongruity. Curing afflictions is also like this. Furthermore, we now explain that there are two kinds of teachers:

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