法界次第初門 2.115

2.115

First, the step-over entry samādhi. What is called the step-over entry samādhi? Detached from desires and evil, unwholesome phenomena, with vitarka and vicāra, with joy and bliss born of detachment, one enters the first dhyāna. Rising from the first dhyāna, one steps over to enter the base of neither-conceptualization-nor-non-conceptualization; rising from the base of neither-conceptualization-nor-non-conceptualization, one enters the attainment of the cessation of feeling and conceptualization. Rising from the attainment of the cessation of feeling and conceptualization, one returns to enter the first dhyāna; rising from the first dhyāna, one enters the attainment of the cessation of feeling and conceptualization. Rising from the attainment of the cessation of feeling and conceptualization, one enters the second dhyāna; rising from the second dhyāna, one enters the attainment of the cessation of feeling and conceptualization. Rising from the attainment of the cessation of feeling and conceptualization, one enters the third dhyāna; rising from the third dhyāna, one enters the attainment of the cessation of feeling and conceptualization. Rising from the attainment of the cessation of feeling and conceptualization, one enters the fourth dhyāna; rising from the fourth dhyāna, one enters the attainment of the cessation of feeling and conceptualization. Rising from the attainment of the cessation of feeling and conceptualization, one enters the base of space; rising from the base of space, one enters the attainment of the cessation of feeling and conceptualization. Rising from the attainment of the cessation of feeling and conceptualization, one enters the base of consciousness; rising from the base of consciousness, one enters the attainment of the cessation of feeling and conceptualization. Rising from the attainment of the cessation of feeling and conceptualization, one enters the base of non-possession; rising from the base of non-possession, one enters the attainment of the cessation of feeling and conceptualization. Rising from the attainment of the cessation of feeling and conceptualization, one enters neither-conceptualization-nor-non-conceptualization; rising from the base of neither-conceptualization-nor-non-conceptualization, one enters the attainment of the cessation of feeling and conceptualization. This is the characteristic of the step-over entry samādhi of all Buddhas and bodhisattvas. If it is a śrāvaka, they can only step over and enter skipping one, but cannot skip two, much less step over with autonomy as explained above. Within this, step-over entry is explained as having three kinds: first, forward step-over entry; second, reverse step-over entry; third, forward-and-reverse step-over entry. By applying one's mind carefully according to the meaning, one can understand it on one's own.