[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) › 3.27 # 法界次第初門 3.27 法界次第初門 3.27 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1925.3.27) 次四依而辯九種禪者，菩薩既得正依憑處，則能進修深廣之大行也。至論深廣之內行，莫若禪定，故《大智度論》云：「禪最大如王。」言禪則一切皆攝，所謂若諸菩薩成道、起轉法輪、入涅槃，所有勝妙功德悉在禪中。今明別觀，菩薩成道、起轉法輪、入涅槃勝妙功德，思惟修法，並在九種禪中，故次四依而辯也。此九種禪，《纓絡經》中雖有其意，而不列名解釋。彌勒菩薩造《地持》處，明六波羅蜜，方乃辯出九種相，並是菩薩不共之禪，從自性禪乃至清淨，不與二乘人共。今為明菩薩不共次第，深廣內行，思惟修法，於六波羅蜜中，的別出此九種大禪。此九通名禪者，翻釋名同前，是則名同而法相有別。 > The reason the nine kinds of dhyāna are explained next after the four reliances is that once a bodhisattva has obtained the correct basis of reliance, they are able to advance in cultivating profound and vast great practices. When speaking of the profound and vast internal practices, none surpasses meditative absorption; hence the Dà zhìdù lùn states: 'Dhyāna is the greatest, like a king.' Mentioning dhyāna subsumes everything; that is to say, when bodhisattvas attain the path, arise to turn the wheel of the Dharma, and enter nirvāṇa, all their supreme and wondrous meritorious qualities are entirely contained within dhyāna. Now, clarifying distinctive contemplation: the bodhisattva's attainment of the path, arising to turn the wheel of the Dharma, and entering nirvāṇa with supreme and wondrous meritorious qualities—all methods of mental cultivation are contained within the nine kinds of dhyāna; hence they are explained next after the four reliances. Although the intent of these nine kinds of dhyāna is found in the Yingluo jing, their names are not listed and explained there. It is in Bodhisattva Maitreya's composition, the Dichi, where the six pāramitās are clarified, that the characteristics of the nine kinds are delineated; they are all unshared dhyānas of the bodhisattva, from intrinsic-nature dhyāna up to pure \[purity\], not shared with the practitioners of the two vehicles. Now, in order to clarify the bodhisattva's unshared sequence, their profound and vast internal practices, and the methods of mental cultivation, among the six pāramitās these nine great dhyānas are specifically singled out. The reason these nine are collectively called 'dhyāna' is that the translation and explanation of the name are the same as before; thus, the name is identical, but the characteristics of the dharmas differ. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1925.3.26) - [Next: 3.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1925.3.28) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1925.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1925~en-mt.3.27) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1925.3.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1925.3.27) · Pramāṇa