瑜伽師地論分門記 5.17

5.17

Of the nine parts of Part 4, the detailed exposition, the eighth explains dhyāna bringing happiness in this world and other worlds (*aihika-āmutrika-sukha-dhyāna*), divided into three: 1. general question; 2. brief answer; 3. separate expositions, divided into two: / (1) Establishing the first three dhyānas bringing happiness in two worlds on the basis of practices of benefiting oneself and others in future lives, divided into three: explaining the dhyāna of supernormal manifestations for sentient beings who have not entered the true Dharma; explaining the dhyāna of communicative manifestations for sentient beings who are inferior and negligent; explaining the dhyāna of admonitory manifestations for sentient beings who have already entered the true Dharma. / (2) Establishing the latter six kinds of dhyāna bringing happiness in two worlds on the basis of practices of benefiting oneself and others in the present life and future lives, divided into six: explaining the dhyāna of displaying bad destinies for sentient beings of wrong conduct; explaining the dhyāna of bestowing eloquence for sentient beings who have lost their eloquence; explaining the dhyāna of bestowing right mindfulness for sentient beings who have lost mindfulness; explaining the dhyāna of bestowing the unerring mātikā to make the true Dharma abide long; explaining the dhyāna of bestowing various crafts to benefit the works of sentient beings; explaining the dhyāna of emitting light for sentient beings fallen into bad destinies.