[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) › 3.29 # 法界次第初門 3.29 法界次第初門 3.29 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1925.3.29) 二、一切禪。云何名菩薩一切禪？略說二種：一者世間、二者出世間。又隨其所應各有三種：一者現法樂住禪、二者出生三昧功德禪、三者利益眾生禪。菩薩禪定，離一切妄想，身心止息，第一寂滅，自舉心息，捨離味著及一切想，是名現法樂住禪。菩薩禪定，出生種種不可思議無量無邊十力種性所攝三昧，彼諸三昧，一切聲聞、辟支佛不知其名，況復能知起？及所出生二乘解脫、除入、一切無礙慧、無諍願智勝妙功德，是名菩薩出生三昧功德禪。利益眾生禪者，十一種如前釋。菩薩依布施，眾生所作，以義饒益，皆與同事。為除眾苦，知所應說；知恩報恩，護諸恐怖；諸難憂苦，能為開解；資生不具，給施所須；如法畜眾，善能隨順；見實功德，歡喜讚歎；等心折伏，神力恐怖，或令歡喜。是名略說一切禪，無餘無上。 > Second, all dhyāna. What is called the bodhisattva's 'all dhyāna'? In brief, there are two kinds: first, worldly; second, supramundane. Furthermore, according to what is appropriate, each has three kinds: first, dhyāna of dwelling happily in the present dharma; second, dhyāna that generates the merits of samādhi; third, dhyāna that benefits sentient beings. When a bodhisattva's meditative absorption is free from all conceptual thoughts, body and mind are stilled, in supreme tranquillity; the mind's self-elevation ceases, and attachment to taste and all notions are cast off—this is called 'dhyāna of dwelling happily in the present dharma'. When a bodhisattva's meditative absorption gives rise to manifold inconceivable, immeasurable, and boundless samādhis subsumed under the lineage of the ten powers—samādhis whose very names are unknown to any śrāvaka or pratyekabuddha, much less how to arouse them—as well as the supreme and wondrous meritorious qualities they generate, such as the two vehicles' liberations, bases of mastery (abhibhvāyatana), all unhindered analytical knowledges, and knowledge of non-contentious aspiration, this is called 'dhyāna that generates the merits of samādhi'. As for 'dhyāna that benefits sentient beings', the eleven kinds are as explained before: a bodhisattva relies on giving, on the tasks of sentient beings, benefiting them with meaning, and working together with them all; to eliminate manifold sufferings, knowing what ought to be said; knowing kindness and repaying kindness; protecting them against terrors; resolving their various disasters and sorrows; providing what is needed when necessities of living are lacking; gathering and sheltering the assembly in accordance with the Dharma, skillfully accommodating them; feeling joy and praising upon seeing real merit; subduing them with an impartial mind, terrifying them with supernatural powers, or causing them to rejoice. This is called a brief explanation of all dhyāna, without remainder and unexcelled. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1925.3.28) - [Next: 3.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1925.3.30) - [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.3.29) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1925.3.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1925.3.29) · Pramāṇa