釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 9.12

9.12

First, explaining the contemplation gate of the nine notions: 1. the notion of distension; 2. the notion of decay; 3. the notion of blood-smeared [flesh]; 4. the notion of purulent rotting; 5. the notion of blue-black bruising; 6. the notion of being devoured; 7. the notion of scattering; 8. the notion of bones; 9. the notion of incineration. That these nine Dharma gates are collectively called "notions" is because they can transform the mind and transform notions; namely, they can overturn the inverted notion of purity within what is impure, hence they are called "notions". Now, explaining the nine notions is divided into four headings: 1. clarifying cultivation and realization; 2. clarifying counteraction; 3. clarifying subsuming dharmas; 4. clarifying heading toward the path.