道信禪師=Master Daoxin; 入道安心要方便法門=The Suitable Method of Attaining Contemplation and nlightened of Mind; 念佛=Buddha-remembrance; 禪淨雙修=Enlightened of Mind with Contemplation and uddha-remembrance
This article is based on the understanding of MasterDaoxin’s “The Suitable Method of Attaining Contemplation and Enlightened of Mind”.Explore its thoughts and practice methods to understand the core ideas of the masterDaoxin.And through the thoughts and practices of the Thirdpatriarch Sengcan and the Fifthpatriarch Hongren, we can understand the possible transmission of the thoughts of Daoxin.Furthermore, from Daoxin explained the similar meaning of Tathāgatagarbha and Prajñā el., and the practice with Prajñā and Buddha-dhātu. We can understand the master of Daoxin how to combined theother schools doctrine of buddhismto Zen.Therefore, at first this article to explore the life story and writings of Daoxin. Secondly, from the perspectives of theMind-nature Theory, Self-cultivation Theory, and Realized Theory, thus we can understand the philosophy of “The Suitable Method of Attaining Contemplation and Enlightened of Mind”.And able to understand whether or not Daoxin discusses the essential principles of Zen from different perspectives, use this as a suitable method for the practice of Zen.In this study, it was discovered that through various philosophies, Daoxin helped practitioners understand meditation and practical methods. From this, it can be seen that the understanding of Buddhism of Daoxin is to break the sectarian barrier.This shows that the core ideas of all the Sutras are the same, but in order to respond to the differences in the roots of all beings, we must cut in from different perspectives, depths, and breadths.However, Daoxin’s discussion of “Buddha-remembrance” mentioned in “The Suitable Method of Attaining Contemplation and Enlightened of Mind” is a method that applies to highly realized sentient beings.This kind method of “Buddha-remembrance” is actually not different from the practice and realize of meditation.And in the “The Suitable Method of Attaining Contemplation and Enlightened of Mind”, is used theBuddha-remembrance ofEkavyūha-Samādhias a practice method of linking Tathāgatagarbha, Buddha-dhātu and Prajñā.
