諸經要集 1.65

1.65

若樂逆觀者。從像足指次第仰觀。初觀足指。繫心專緣佛足五指。經一七日。閉目開目。令其了了見金像指。次觀足兩趺上。令了了見。次觀膊已。次第至髻。從髻觀面。若不明了。復更懺悔倍自苦策。以戒淨故。見佛像面。如真金鏡了了分明。作是觀已。觀眉間毫相。如頗黎珠右旋婉轉。此相見時。見佛眉眼。如天畫師之所畫作。見是事已次觀頂光令分明了。如是眾相名為逆觀。

"'If one delights in reverse contemplation, one should gaze upward in sequence from the image's toes. First, contemplate the toes, fixing the mind exclusively on the five toes of the Buddha's feet. After one week, whether closing the eyes or opening the eyes, make them distinctly visible as the toes of a golden image. Next, contemplate the insteps of both feet, making them distinctly visible. Next, having contemplated the shanks, proceed in sequence up to the uṣṇīṣa. From the uṣṇīṣa, contemplate the face. If it is not distinct, repent again and spur oneself on with redoubled effort. Because of the purity of the precepts, one will see the face of the Buddha image clearly and distinctly, like a mirror of genuine gold. Having performed this contemplation, contemplate the white curl between the eyebrows, curling clockwise like a crystal pearl. When this mark is seen, one sees the Buddha's eyebrows and eyes like the painting of a divine artist. Having seen these things, next contemplate the light of the crown, making it clear and distinct. Contemplating these various marks in this way is called reverse contemplation.'"