有二種：一曰如來禪。一曰祖師禪。如來禪者，經論所說，秦羅什初傳之，至天台而極詳悉。祖師禪者，經論之外，祖祖自心印心，魏達磨初傳之。佛於靈山會上拈一枝蓮華示四眾，百萬人天不能解其意，獨摩訶迦葉破顏微笑而領佛旨。佛言我付汝以涅槃之妙心。是如來禪之宗源也。故稱為佛心宗。常言禪法者，指此佛心宗之禪。
Methods of mysticism as found in (1) the dhyānas recorded in thesūtras, called 如來禪tathāgata-dhyānas; (2) traditionaldhyāna, or the intuitional method brought to China by Bodhidharma, called 祖師禪, which also includesdhyānaideas represented by some external act having an occult indication.
一禪法 禪那之法門。指禪宗，或指禪之宗旨。佛於靈山會上拈花示眾，百萬人天不解其意，唯獨摩訶迦葉破顏微笑而領悟佛旨，佛言「我付汝以涅槃之妙心」，此即後世如來禪之所源，故稱為佛心宗。常言「禪法」者，即指此佛心宗之禪。〔楞伽師資記序〕p8103
修禪之法，有二種，即如來禪和祖師禪。如來禪者，如經論所說的四禪八定是；祖師禪者，經論之外，歷代祖師不立文字以心印心的禪法是。