Overview of the Six Wonderful Dharma Doors

One volume. Narrated by Zhiyi of the Sui Dynasty. It is also called "Six Wonderful Gates of Zen Practice", "Six Wonderful Gates of Zen", or simply "Six Wonderful Gates". Collected in the 46th volume of "Taisho Zang".

The name of the "wonderful door" is initially explained in the book. The wonderful door means the truth of cessation and nirvana. Hence the name Six Wonderful Gates. Next, we will describe the ten gates of these Six Wonderful Doors: the various Dhyana, the successive generation of each other, the following advantages, the following antidote, the phase taking, the understanding, the rotation, the contemplation of the mind, the complete contemplation, and the realization of the signs, and explain them one by one. Based on what is stated in the book, here is a brief explanation as follows:

(1) The Six Wonderful Doors of Libie Dui Zen: Ming Three Vehicles Libie Dui Zhu Zen. First, we use "counting breaths" as the wonderful door to give birth to the four jhanas, the four immeasurable minds, and the four formless concentration. Finally, we are aware of this non-nirvana in the non-non-contemplation concentration, and obtain the three-vehicle path. Taking "following the breath" as the wonderful door, you can be born and know the breath coming out and other sixteen special victories, and you can achieve nirvana without thinking about it. Taking "stop" as the wonderful door, the five rounds of earth, water, space, gold sand, and diamond are released, realizing the wisdom of unborn wisdom and entering nirvana. Taking 'cultivation of vipassanā' as the wonderful door, the nine thoughts, eight thoughts, ten thoughts, eight backs of equanimity, eight supreme places, eleven all places, the ninth stage of concentration, the master's rapid samadhi, the transcendent samadhi, and the fourteen changes of Zen practice The mind, the three luminaries, the six powers and the eight liberations can eliminate feelings and enter nirvana. Taking "return" as the wonderful door, one is born without thoughts or actions, has thirty-seven qualities, and has twelve causes and conditions, and cultivates the Middle Way and observes it correctly to enter nirvana. Taking 'purity' as the wonderful door, nine kinds of great Zen will be born, and the great Bodhi fruit will be obtained.

(2) The Six Wonderful Doors of the Generation of Phases and Phases: Each of the six methods such as counting breaths are cultivated separately, and the three-vehicle wisdom without leakage arises in the phase of phase.

(3) The six wonderful doors are as follows: the order is not simple, it is better to use the wonderful doors one by one at random.

(4) Follow the Six Wonderful Doors of Cure: Three-vehicle practitioners follow this method to cure all obstacles such as retribution obstacles and affliction obstacles.

(5) Six wonderful doors of phase-taking: There are two types of self-photography and skillful cultivation of the six doors. Each of the six doors of the self has six wonderful things. If you practice one method skillfully, the other five doors will naturally come into being.

(6) The Six Wonderful Doors of Comprehension: Ordinary people, heretics and two-vehicle bodhisattvas practice this method, and their results will be different because of their different understandings and wisdom.

(7) The Six Wonderful Doors of Revolving: The first six doors are the methods practiced by Bodhisattvas of the Two Vehicles and others, that is, they follow the false view of entering the void to obtain all the wisdom of the wisdom eye. The Bodhisattva then practices the false view of emerging from the void. Spin around and gain the wisdom of the Dharma Eye.

(8) The Six Wonderful Gates of Observing the Heart: The Six Wonderful Gates of Mind Observation can help people with great abilities to intuitively understand the nature of their mind.

(9) The Six Wonderful Doors of Comprehensive Contemplation: Contemplate one mind at the Breathing Gate and see all minds and all dharmas. Observe one dharma and see all dharmas and all minds. Even if you practice the other five wondrous doors in this way, you will open up the knowledge of the Buddha. See.

(10) Six Wonderful Doors of Realization: There are six different gates of realization, and there are four types of realizations: step-by-step, mutual, rotating, and round. The two doors before the ten are step-by-step, and the third is step-by-step. The sixth door is the mutual certification, the seventh door is the rotation certification, and the eighth and ninth doors are the perfect certification. There are two types of perfect signs: similar signs and true signs. There are two types of true realization, namely, separate pairing and general pairing. The general pairing is divided into three categories: initial, intermediate and ultimate. The wisdom that corresponds to one thought and the wonderful awakening appear before it is the ultimate realization.

The book's annotations include a volume called "Wen Ju" (the author is unknown).