The path of expedient means， a term often used flexibly within various path descriptions to indicate a relatively early stage of practice， wherein one is not yet exercising undefiled wisdom. （1） According to some texts， the second of the five paths 五道 which are stages of religious cultivation in Yoga^ca^ra （the second stage is more commonly termed "stage of initiation of practices" 加行位）. It includes many practices from the prior stage of preparation 资粮道， as well as practices of sama^dhi and prajn~a^. It is followed by the Path of Seeing 见道.［对法论T 1606.31.734c5-15］ According to the scheme explained in Wonhyo's Doctrine of the Two Hindrances 二障义， the Path of Expedient Means is one of the five sub-paths contained within the Path of Seeing. ［二障义 HPC 1.802b23］ （2） The third of the nine yogas 九瑜伽. ［瑜伽论T 1579.30.346c25］