[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) › [廬山蓮宗寶鑑](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1973) › 2.27 # 廬山蓮宗寶鑑 2.27 廬山蓮宗寶鑑 2.27 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1973.2.27) 《大集經．賢護品》云「求無上菩提者，應修念佛禪三昧。偈云：若人專念彌陀佛，號曰無上深妙禪，至心想像見佛時，即是不生不滅法。」《坐禪三昧經》云「菩薩坐禪不念一切，惟念一佛即得三昧。初機修習未免昏散二病，須假對治。」《人天寶鑑》云「凡修禪定，即入靜室正身端坐數出入息，從一數至十，從十數至百，百數至千萬。此身兀然、此心寂然，與虛空等，不煩禁止。如是久之，一息自住不出不入，時覺此息從毛孔中八萬四千雲蒸霧起，無始已來諸病自除、諸障自滅、自然明悟。譬如盲人忽然有眼，爾時見徹，不用尋人指路也。」今此攝心念佛，欲得速成三昧，對治昏散之法，數息最要。凡欲坐時，先想己身在圓光中，默觀鼻端想出入息。每一息默念南無阿彌陀佛一聲，方便調息不緩不急。心息相依隨其出入，行住坐臥皆可行之，勿令間斷，常自密密行持，乃至深入禪定，息念兩忘，即此身心與虛空等。久久純熟心眼開通，三昧忽爾現前，即是唯心淨土。 > The Mahāsaṃnipāta-sūtra's 'Bhadrapāla Chapter' says: "Those who seek unsurpassed bodhi should cultivate the buddhānusmṛti-dhyāna-samādhi. A verse says: 'If a person concentrates on recollecting Amitābha Buddha, it is called the unsurpassed, profound, and wondrous dhyāna; when one visualizes and sees the Buddha with utmost sincerity, that is the unarisen and unceasing Dharma.'" The Zuochan sanmei jing says: "When a bodhisattva sits in dhyāna, they do not think of anything; recollecting only one Buddha, they attain samādhi. When beginners practice, they inevitably suffer from the two afflictions of torpor and distraction, and must rely on remedies." The Rentian baojian says: "Whenever cultivating dhyāna-concentration, enter a quiet room, sit upright, and count the inhalation and exhalation of breaths: count from one to ten, from ten to a hundred, and from a hundred to thousands and ten thousands. This body is steadfast and this mind is quiescent, equal to empty space, needing no anxious restraint. Continuing like this for a long time, a single breath naturally abides, neither exiting nor entering; at that time, one feels this breath rising from the eighty-four thousand pores like steaming clouds and rising mist. The various ailments from beginningless time are naturally eliminated, the various obstacles naturally vanish, and one naturally attains clear awakening. It is like a blind person suddenly gaining eyes: at that moment, seeing thoroughly, they have no need to seek someone to point out the road." Now, in this mind-gathering buddhānusmṛti, if one wishes to quickly accomplish samādhi, counting the breaths is paramount as a method to remedy torpor and distraction. Whenever wishing to sit, first visualize one's own body within a halo of light, silently contemplate the tip of the nose, and visualize the incoming and outgoing breaths. With each breath, silently recite 'Namo Amitābha Buddha' once, skillfully regulating the breath so it is neither slack nor hurried. Mind and breath depend on each other, following the coming and going; this can be practiced whether walking, standing, sitting, or lying down, without letting it be interrupted. Constantly and intimately maintain this practice until one enters deeply into dhyāna-concentration, where both breath and thought are forgotten, and this very body and mind become equal to empty space. With prolonged and thorough practice, the eye of the mind opens, and samādhi suddenly manifests before one: this is the Mind-only Pure Land. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1973.2.26) - [Next: 2.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1973.2.28) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1973.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1973~en-mt.2.27) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [西方合論](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1976.3.18) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1973.2.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1973.2.27) · Pramāṇa