[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [法界次第初門](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1925) › 2.4 # 法界次第初門 2.4 法界次第初門 2.4 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1925.2.4) 次通明禪而辯九想者，上所明禪雖有定慧，但是實觀；未有得解之觀，則對治力弱。從九想已去，所明禪定悉有得解之觀，於對治重煩惱病中力用為強。如伐堅樹，若用軟斧，斷之不斷，應更取強斧。九想既是得解觀之初，故次而辯之。此九通名想者，能轉心轉想，故名為想，所謂能轉不淨顛倒想，故此九法皆言想也。 > Next to the dhyānas of transparent contemplation, the nine notions are explained because although the dhyānas explained above possess concentration and wisdom, they are merely factual contemplations. As they do not yet possess contemplations of experiential realization, their antidotal power is weak. From the nine notions onward, all the dhyāna concentrations explained possess contemplations of experiential realization, and their power and function in remedying the severe disease of afflictions are strong. It is like felling a hard tree: if one uses a dull axe and cuts without severing it, one should take a stronger axe. Since the nine notions are the beginning of contemplations of experiential realization, they are explained next. These nine are collectively called notions because they can transform the mind and transform notions; hence they are called notions. That is, because they can transform the inverted notions of impurity, these nine dharmas are all called notions. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1925.2.3) - [Next: 2.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1925.2.5) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1925.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1925~en-mt.2.4) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1925.2.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1925.2.4) · Pramāṇa