禪行法想經
Meditation Practice Contemplation Sutra
後漢安息國三藏安世高譯
Translation by An Shigao of Parthia, Tripitaka Master of the Later Han Dynasty
聞如是：
This is what I heard:
一時，佛遊於舍衛祇樹給孤獨園。佛告：「諸比丘！」比丘受教，從佛而聽。
At that time, the Buddha was dwelling in the Jeta Grove, Anathapindika's Park, in the city of Shravasti. The Buddha addressed the assembly: "Bhikkhus!" The bhikkhus, receiving his instruction, listened attentively to the Buddha.
佛言：「諸比丘！若以彈指間，思惟死想，念有身皆死，是為精進行禪，為如佛教，不是愚癡食國人施也，何況多行者！取要言之，若念不淨想、穢食想、一切世間無有樂想、無常想、無常為苦想、苦為非身想、非身為空想、棄離想、却婬想、滅盡想、無我想；身死為蟲食想、血流想、膖脹想、青腐想、糜爛腥臭想、髮落肉盡想、一切縛解想、骨節分散想、骨變赤白枯黑亦如鳩色想、骨糜為灰想、世間無所歸想、世間無牢固想、世間為別離想、世間闇冥想、世間難忍想、世為費耗不中用想、世為災變可患厭想、一切世間歸泥洹想。
The Buddha said: "Monks, if even for the snap of a finger you contemplate the thought of death, reflecting that all that has a body will die, this is practicing meditation diligently, this is following the Buddha's teaching, this is not foolishly consuming the offerings of the people. How much more so for those who practice it extensively! To put it simply, if you contemplate the perception of impurity, the perception of foul food, the perception that nothing in the world is truly joyful, the perception of impermanence, the perception that impermanence is suffering, the perception that suffering is not-self, the perception that not-self is emptiness, the perception of renunciation, the perception of abandoning lust, the perception of cessation, the perception of no-self; the perception of the body after death being eaten by worms, the perception of flowing blood, the perception of swelling, the perception of turning blue and rotting, the perception of putrid stench, the perception of hair falling out and flesh decaying, the perception of all bonds being loosened, the perception of the skeleton scattering apart, the perception of bones turning red, white, dry, black, or the color of a dove, the perception of bones crumbling to dust, the perception that the world offers no refuge, the perception that nothing in the world is stable, the perception that the world is separation, the perception that the world is dark and confused, the perception that the world is hard to endure, the perception that the world is wasteful and useless, the perception that the world is a place of calamity and distress, and the perception that all the world leads to Nirvana."
「諸比丘，若以彈指間念此諸想之事，皆為精進行，為奉佛教，不是愚癡食人施也，何況能多行！是故可念行法想。」
"Monks, if even for the snap of a finger you reflect on these contemplations, you are already practicing diligently, following the Buddha's teachings, and not unworthily accepting offerings from others. How much more so if you practice them extensively! Therefore, you should constantly cultivate these contemplations on the Dharma."
佛說是已，皆歡喜受。
禪行法想經
Meditation Practice Contemplation Sutra