The Great Calm Observation, Volume 2, Part 2, Page 3

B. In terms of the Lotus Sutra, we also clarify the half seated, half walking method and encourage its cultivation.

1. The Method

1. The Body, that which is permitted and that which is prohibited.
2. The Mouth, that which is spoken and that which is silent.
3. The Thinking Mind, and Calm-Observation.

A. The Body - There are ten things that are permitted:

1. Cleaning & Adorning the Bodhimandala
2. Purifying the Body
3. Offering Service in Thought, Word & Deed
4. Requesting the Buddhas
5. Worshipping the Buddhas
6. The Confession of the Six Senses
7. Circumambulation
8. Chanting the Sutra
9. Seated Meditation
10. The Signs of Realization

There is a special single volume work called The Confessional Samadhi of the Lotus Sutra, written by the Master of T'ien Tai and transmitted to the world and the practitioners of his school.

This work is concurrently on the mouth, and that which is spoken and that which is silent. It is not necessary to discourse on it separately here.

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