六妙法門 1.41

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復次，云何名為聲聞數息相？行者欲速出三界，自求涅槃故，修數息以調其心。爾時於數息中，不離四諦正觀。云何於數息中觀四真諦？行者知息依身，身依心，三事和合，名陰、界、入。陰、界、入者，即是苦也。若人貪著陰、界、入法，乃至隨逐見心，分別陰、界、入法，即名為集。若能達息真性，即能知苦無生，不起四受，四行不生，即鈍使、利使諸煩惱結寂然不起，故名為滅。知苦正惠，能通理無壅，故名為道。若能如是數息，通達四諦，當知是人必定得聲聞道，畢故不造新。

Furthermore, what is called the śrāvaka's characteristic of counting the breath? The practitioner wishes to quickly escape the three realms and seeks nirvāṇa for oneself, and therefore cultivates counting the breath to regulate the mind. At that time, within counting the breath, one does not deviate from the correct contemplation of the four truths. How does one contemplate the four noble truths within counting the breath? The practitioner knows that the breath relies on the body, the body relies on the mind, and the coming together of these three things is called the aggregates, sense realms, and sense bases. The aggregates, sense realms, and sense bases are suffering itself. If a person craves and clings to the dharmas of the aggregates, sense realms, and sense bases, and even follows the mind of views to discriminate the dharmas of the aggregates, sense realms, and sense bases, this is called the origin. If one can penetrate the true nature of the breath, one can know that suffering is unarisen, not giving rise to the four receptions, with the four practices not arising, so that the dull fetters, sharp fetters, and various defilements and entanglements are tranquil and do not arise; therefore it is called cessation. The correct wisdom that knows suffering can penetrate the truth without obstruction; therefore it is called the path. If one can count the breath in this way and penetrate the four truths, one should know that this person will certainly attain the path of the śrāvaka, ending the old and creating no new.