[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) › [坐禪三昧經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.614) › 2.54 # 坐禪三昧經 2.54 坐禪三昧經 2.54 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.614.2.54) 復次，既觀不淨則厭生死，當觀淨門繫心三處：鼻端、眉間、額上。當於是中，開一寸皮，淨除血肉，繫心白骨，不令外念；外念諸緣，攝之令還，著三緣中，恒與心鬪。如二人相撲，行者若勝，心則不如，制之令住，是名一心。 > Furthermore, having contemplated impurity and thus become disgusted with saṃsāra, one should contemplate the gateway of purity, fastening the mind on three places: the tip of the nose, between the eyebrows, and on the forehead. In these places, one should peel away an inch of skin, cleanse away the blood and flesh, and fasten the mind on the white bone, not allowing external thoughts; external thoughts of various objects are gathered and brought back to abide in the three focal points, constantly wrestling with the mind. It is like two people wrestling: if the practitioner wins, the mind yields; subduing it to make it stay is called one-pointedness of mind. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.614.2.53) - [Next: 2.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.614.2.55) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.614.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.614~en-mt.2.54) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.614.2.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.614.2.54) · Pramāṇa