[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) › 2.56 # 坐禪三昧經 2.56 坐禪三昧經 2.56 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.614.2.56) 行菩薩道者，若瞋恚偏多，當行慈心，念東方眾生，慈心清淨，無怨無恚，廣大無量，見諸眾生，悉在目前。南西北方、四維上下，亦復如是。制心行慈，不令外念；外念異緣，攝之令還。持心目觀，一切眾生，悉見了了，皆在目前。若得一心，當發願言：「我以涅槃，實清淨法，度脫眾生，使得實樂。」行慈三昧，心如此者，是菩薩道。住慈三昧，以觀諸法，實相清淨，不壞不動，願令眾生，得此法利。以此三昧，慈念東方一切眾生，使得佛樂，十方亦爾！心不轉亂，是謂菩薩慈三昧門。 > One who practices the bodhisattva path, if anger is predominant, should practice friendliness. Recollecting sentient beings of the eastern direction, the mind of friendliness is pure, free of enmity and anger, vast and immeasurable, seeing sentient beings all before his eyes. So too in the south, west, north, the four intermediate directions, above, and below. Restrain the mind to practice friendliness, not allowing external thoughts; external thoughts of disparate objects are gathered and brought back. Maintaining the mind's eye to observe, all sentient beings are clearly seen, all before his eyes. If one-pointedness of mind is attained, he should make this vow: 'With the true, pure dharma of nirvāṇa, I shall deliver sentient beings and cause them to attain true bliss.' Practicing the friendliness samādhi with a mind like this is the bodhisattva path. Abiding in the friendliness samādhi, one contemplates the true mark of dharmas as pure, indestructible, and unshakeable, and vows to cause sentient beings to attain this benefit of the Dharma. With this samādhi, one recollects with friendliness all sentient beings in the east, causing them to attain the Buddha's bliss, and so too in the ten directions! The mind does not wander or become disordered; this is called the bodhisattva's gateway of the friendliness samādhi. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.614.2.55) - [Next: 2.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.614.2.57) - [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.2.56) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.614.2.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.614.2.56) · Pramāṇa