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《百錄》云：「當向西方，結跏趺坐，繫念數息，令心不散，勿數風喘氣，為眾生故，經十念頃。」疏云：「十息為一念，凡百息為十念。」《禪波羅蜜》云：「初至繩床，令坐安穩。若半加，以左脚置右髀上，牽來近身，令脚指與左右髀齊；若全加，即上下右脚置左髀。次，左掌置右掌上，頓置左髀近身，當心而安。正身端直，令鼻與臍相對，平面正住。閉口，脣齒纔相拄著，舉舌向齶。閉眼，纔令斷外光而已。息者，有聲曰風，結滯曰喘，不結曰結，不聲、不結、不麁、不澁、不滑，出入綿綿，若存若亡，資神安隱，曰息。守風散，喘滯，氣勢，息定。」《百錄》云：「成十念已，次念十方佛、七佛世尊，色身、實相妙身，猶如虛空。又當慈念一切眾生。作此念時，如一上禪，久運念已，安詳徐覺。」

The Bailu says: "One should face the west, sit in the full-lotus posture, fasten mindfulness and count the breaths, causing the mind not to scatter; do not count the wind, panting, or vapor, for the sake of sentient beings, for the duration of ten mindfulnesses." The Commentary says: "Ten breaths constitute one mindfulness; a total of one hundred breaths makes ten mindfulnesses." The Dhyāna-Pāramitā says: "When first arriving at the rope bed, make the seat comfortable and stable. If half-lotus, place the left foot on the right thigh, pulling it close to the body so that the toes are aligned with the left and right thighs; if full-lotus, then alternately place the right foot on the left thigh. Next, place the left palm upon the right palm, resting them directly on the left thigh close to the body, settling them level with the heart. Straighten the body upright, aligning the nose with the navel, sitting level and straight. Close the mouth, with lips and teeth just touching each other, and raise the tongue toward the palate. Close the eyes, just enough to block out external light. As for the breath: that with sound is called wind; that which is sluggish and obstructed is called panting; that which is not obstructed is called vapor; that which has no sound, is not obstructed, is neither coarse nor rough, nor slippery, entering and exiting continuously, as if present and as if absent, supporting the spirit in peace and stability, is called breath. Holding to the wind causes scattering; panting causes obstruction; vapor causes restlessness; breath brings concentration." The Bailu says: "Having completed ten mindfulnesses, next be mindful of the Buddhas of the ten directions and the seven Buddha World-Honoured Ones, whose physical bodies and sublime bodies of true mark are like empty space. One should also compassionately be mindful of all sentient beings. When engaging in this mindfulness, it is like a period of meditation; after having sustained the mindfulness for a long time, awaken calmly and slowly."