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The Fundamentalsof Meditation Practice
by Ting Chen
Translated by Dharma Master Lok ToEdited by Sam Landberg & Dr. Frank G. French
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Transfer-of-Merit Vow (Parinamana)For All Donors
May all the merit and grace gained from adorningBuddha’s Pure Land, from loving our parents, fromserving our country and from respecting all sen-tient beings be transformed and transferred for thebenefit and salvation of all suffering sentient be-ings on the three evil paths. Furthermore, may wewho read and hear this Buddhadharma and, there-after, generate our Bodhi Minds be reborn, at theend of our lives, in the Pure Land.
Sutra Translation Committee of the United States and Canada,1999
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http://www.ymba.org/freebooks_main.html
Acknowledgments We respectfully acknowledge the assistance,support and cooperation of the following advisors, without whomthis book could not have been produced: Dayi Shi; Chuanbai Shi;Dr. John Chen; Amado Li; Cherry Li; Hoi-Sang Yu; Tsai Ping Chiang;Vera Man; Way Zen; Jack Lin; Tony Aromando; and Ling Wang.They are all to be thanked for editing and clarifying the text,sharpening the translation and preparing the manuscript for publication. Their devotion to and concentration on the completionof this project, on a voluntary basis, are highly appreciated.
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Contents
• Translator’s Introduction......................
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• The Foundation of Meditation Practice..
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• The Levels of Buddhist Discipline.........
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• Preparing For Meditation......................
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• Regulating The Mind............................
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• Counting The Breath............................
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• Varieties of Ch’an................................
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• Glossary...............................................
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