釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 7.31

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First, explaining the name. As for the term "sixteen sublime practices": (1) knowing the breath entering; (2) knowing the breath leaving; (3) knowing whether the breath is long or short; (4) knowing the breath pervading the body; (5) eliminating bodily activities; (6) experiencing joy; (7) experiencing bliss; (8) experiencing mental activities; (9) gladdening the mind; (10) collecting the mind; (11) liberating the mind; (12) contemplating impermanence; (13) contemplating dispersion; (14) contemplating [freedom from] desire; (15) contemplating cessation; (16) contemplating relinquishment. As for why they are generally called the "sixteen sublime practices," "sixteen" is a numerical designation.