Yogācārabhūmi-śāstra: Volume 34 (79)

It should be understood that the classifications and distinctions of this cultivation practice comprise eleven types: 1. Cultivation of śamatha (calm abiding); 2. Cultivation of vipaśyanā (insight); 3. Cultivation of the worldly path; 4. Cultivation of the supramundane path; 5. Cultivation of the inferior path; 6. Cultivation of the intermediate path; 7. Cultivation of the superior path; 8. Cultivation of the preparatory path; 9. Cultivation of the uninterrupted path; 10. Cultivation of the path of liberation; 11. Cultivation of the path of excellence.

Explanation: The practitioner should understand the classifications and distinctions of this cultivation practice, which are eleven: 1. The method of cultivating śamatha (calm abiding and meditative concentration); 2. The method of cultivating vipaśyanā (insight and wisdom); 3. Cultivation of the worldly path; 4. Cultivation of the supramundane path; 5. Cultivation of the inferior path; 6. Cultivation of the intermediate path; 7. Cultivation of the superior path; 8. Cultivation of the four preliminaries; 9. Cultivation of the uninterrupted path; 10. Cultivation of the path of liberation; 11. Cultivation of the path of excellence.