釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 9.50

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Third, explaining the characteristics of the eight recollections inclining toward the path: as previously stated, they were merely an expedient to eliminate fear and various obstacles; now it is explained that skillfully cultivating the eight recollections is itself a single pathway, a Dharma gate for entering the path. In explaining the eight recollections entering the path, there are two points: first, the characteristics of entering the path through sequential cultivation; second, entering the path through each individual recollection.