釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 9.11

9.11

Answer: They are different, and they are not different. As for their difference: the nine notions are like binding the bandits; the ten notions are like killing the bandits. The nine notions are for beginners; the ten notions are for completion. The nine notions are the cause; the ten notions are the effect. Thus the sūtra says: "Two are the gates of the nectar [of immortality]: first, the gate of the contemplation of impurity; second, the gate of ānāpāna." As for their not being different: if one cultivates the nine notions well, one fully possesses the ten notions. This meaning will be clarified below.