Methods for inducing Jhāna2.1.2.1. Catukkanaya

1. The Eight Artifices (aṭṭhakasiṇaṃ)Katame dhammā kusalā? 1. The Earth Artifice (paṭhavīkasiṇaṃ)Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti vivicceva kāmehi vivicca akusalehi dhammehi savitakkaṁ savicāraṁ vivekajaṁ pītisukhaṁ paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati pathavīkasiṇaṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… (a) The Fourfold System of Jhāna (catukkanayo)ime dhammā kusalā.

Which are the states that are good?Katame dhammā kusalā? When, that he may attain to the heavens of Form, he cultivates the way [thereto], aloof from sensuous desires, aloof from evil ideas, and so, by earth-gazing, enters intoand abides in the First Jhāna (the first rapt meditation), wherein is thinking applied and sustained, which is born of solitude, and full of zest and ease—then the contact, the feeling … the grasp, the balance, which arise in him, or whatever other incorporeal, causally induced states that there are on that occasion—these are states that are good.Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti vitakkavicārānaṁ vūpasamā ajjhattaṁ sampasādanaṁ cetaso ekodibhāvaṁ avitakkaṁ avicāraṁ samādhijaṁ pītisukhaṁ dutiyaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati pathavīkasiṇaṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti, vedanā hoti, saññā hoti, cetanā hoti, cittaṁ hoti, pīti hoti, sukhaṁ hoti, cittassekaggatā hoti, saddhindriyaṁ hoti, vīriyindriyaṁ hoti, satindriyaṁ hoti, samādhindriyaṁ hoti, paññindriyaṁ hoti, manindriyaṁ hoti, somanassindriyaṁ hoti, jīvitindriyaṁ hoti, sammādiṭṭhi hoti, sammāvāyāmo hoti …pe… paggāho hoti, avikkhepo hoti; [Continue as in the First Type of Thought relating to the sensuous universe, including the Summary and “Emptiness” divisions.]ye vā pana tasmiṁ samaye aññepi atthi paṭiccasamuppannā arūpino dhammā—Which are the states that are good?ime dhammā kusalā …pe….

When, that he may attain to the heavens of Form, he cultivates the way [thereto], suppressing the working of applied and sustained thinking, and so, by earth-gazing, enters into and abides in the Second Jhāna (the second rapt meditation), which is self-evolved, born of concentration, full of zest and ease, in that, set free from the working of applied and sustained thinking, the mind grows calm and sure, dwelling on high—then the contact, the feeling, theperception, the volition, the thought, the joy, the ease, the self-collectedness, the faculties of faith, energy, mindfulness, concentration, insight, mind, happiness, and life, the right views, right endeavour, … the grasp, the balance that arises—these, or whatever other incorporeal, causally induced states that there are on that occasion—these are states that are good.Tasmiṁ kho pana samaye cattāro khandhā honti, dvāyatanāni honti, dve dhātuyo honti, tayo āhārā honti, aṭṭhindriyāni honti, tivaṅgikaṁ jhānaṁ hoti, caturaṅgiko maggo hoti, satta balāni honti, tayo hetū honti, eko phasso hoti …pe… ekaṁ dhammāyatanaṁ hoti, ekā dhammadhātu hoti; Summaryye vā pana tasmiṁ samaye aññepi atthi paṭiccasamuppannā arūpino dhammā—Now, on that occasionime dhammā kusalā …pe….

the skandhas are four,the spheres are two,the elements are two,the nutriments are three,the faculties are eight,the Jhāna is threefold,the Path is fourfold,the powers are seven,the causes are three,contact counts as a single factor,etc., etc.Katamo tasmiṁ samaye saṅkhārakkhandho hoti? the skandhas are four,Phasso cetanā pīti cittassekaggatā saddhindriyaṁ vīriyindriyaṁ satindriyaṁ samādhindriyaṁ paññindriyaṁ jīvitindriyaṁ sammādiṭṭhi sammāvāyāmo …pe… paggāho avikkhepo; the spheres are two,ye vā pana tasmiṁ samaye aññepi atthi paṭiccasamuppannā arūpino dhammā ṭhapetvā vedanākkhandhaṁ ṭhapetvā saññākkhandhaṁ ṭhapetvā viññāṇakkhandhaṁ—the elements are two,ayaṁ tasmiṁ samaye saṅkhārakkhandho hoti …pe… the nutriments are three,ime dhammā kusalā.

the faculties are eight,Katame dhammā kusalā? the Jhāna is threefold,Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti pītiyā ca virāgā upekkhako ca viharati sato ca sampajāno sukhañca kāyena paṭisaṁvedeti, yaṁ taṁ ariyā ācikkhanti—“upekkhako satimā sukhavihārī”ti tatiyaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati pathavīkasiṇaṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti, vedanā hoti, saññā hoti, cetanā hoti, cittaṁ hoti, sukhaṁ hoti, cittassekaggatā hoti, saddhindriyaṁ hoti, vīriyindriyaṁ hoti, satindriyaṁ hoti, samādhindriyaṁ hoti, paññindriyaṁ hoti, manindriyaṁ hoti, somanassindriyaṁ hoti, jīvitindriyaṁ hoti, sammādiṭṭhi hoti, sammāvāyāmo hoti …pe… paggāho hoti, avikkhepo hoti; the Path is fourfold,ye vā pana tasmiṁ samaye aññepi atthi paṭiccasamuppannā arūpino dhammā—the powers are seven,ime dhammā kusalā …pe….

the causes are three,Tasmiṁ kho pana samaye cattāro khandhā honti, dvāyatanāni honti, dve dhātuyo honti, tayo āhārā honti, aṭṭhindriyāni honti, duvaṅgikaṁ jhānaṁ hoti, caturaṅgiko maggo hoti, satta balāni honti, tayo hetū honti, eko phasso hoti …pe… ekaṁ dhammāyatanaṁ hoti, ekā dhammadhātu hoti; contact counts as a single factor,ye vā pana tasmiṁ samaye aññepi atthi paṭiccasamuppannā arūpino dhammā—etc., etc.ime dhammā kusalā …pe….

[Continue as in§ 58et seq.]Katamo tasmiṁ samaye saṅkhārakkhandho hoti? What on that occasion is the skandha of synergies?Phasso cetanā cittassekaggatā saddhindriyaṁ vīriyindriyaṁ satindriyaṁ samādhindriyaṁ paññindriyaṁ jīvitindriyaṁ sammādiṭṭhi sammāvāyāmo …pe… paggāho avikkhepo; Contact,volition,zest,self-collectedness;ye vā pana tasmiṁ samaye aññepi atthi paṭiccasamuppannā arūpino dhammā ṭhapetvā vedanākkhandhaṁ ṭhapetvā saññākkhandhaṁ ṭhapetvā viññāṇakkhandhaṁ—Contact,ayaṁ tasmiṁ samaye saṅkhārakkhandho hoti …pe… volition,ime dhammā kusalā.

zest,Katame dhammā kusalā? self-collectedness;Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti sukhassa ca pahānā dukkhassa ca pahānā pubbeva somanassadomanassānaṁ atthaṅgamā adukkhamasukhaṁ upekkhāsatipārisuddhiṁ catutthaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati pathavīkasiṇaṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti, vedanā hoti, saññā hoti, cetanā hoti, cittaṁ hoti, upekkhā hoti, cittassekaggatā hoti, saddhindriyaṁ hoti, vīriyindriyaṁ hoti, satindriyaṁ hoti, samādhindriyaṁ hoti, paññindriyaṁ hoti, manindriyaṁ hoti upekkhindriyaṁ hoti, jīvitindriyaṁ hoti, sammādiṭṭhi hoti, sammāvāyāmo hoti …pe… paggāho hoti, avikkhepo hoti; the faculties ofye vā pana tasmiṁ samaye aññepi atthi paṭiccasamuppannā arūpino dhammā—faith,energy,mindfulness,concentration,insight,life;ime dhammā kusalā …pe….

faith,Tasmiṁ kho pana samaye cattāro khandhā honti, dvāyatanāni honti, dve dhātuyo honti, tayo āhārā honti, aṭṭhindriyāni honti, duvaṅgikaṁ jhānaṁ hoti, caturaṅgiko maggo hoti, satta balāni honti, tayo hetū honti, eko phasso hoti …pe… ekaṁ dhammāyatanaṁ hoti, ekā dhammadhātu hoti; energy,ye vā pana tasmiṁ samaye aññepi atthi paṭiccasamuppannā arūpino dhammā—mindfulness,ime dhammā kusalā …pe….

concentration,Katamo tasmiṁ samaye saṅkhārakkhandho hoti? insight,Phasso cetanā cittassekaggatā saddhindriyaṁ vīriyindriyaṁ satindriyaṁ samādhindriyaṁ paññindriyaṁ jīvitindriyaṁ sammādiṭṭhi sammāvāyāmo …pe… paggāho avikkhepo; life;ye vā pana tasmiṁ samaye aññepi atthi paṭiccasamuppannā arūpino dhammā ṭhapetvā vedanākkhandhaṁ ṭhapetvā saññākkhandhaṁ ṭhapetvā viññāṇakkhandhaṁ—right views,right endeavour,etc., etc.ayaṁ tasmiṁ samaye saṅkhārakkhandho hoti …pe… right views,ime dhammā kusalā.

right endeavour,Catukkanayo.

etc., etc.2.1.2.2. Pañcakanaya

[Continue as in§ 62et seq.]Katame dhammā kusalā? Which are the states that are good?Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati pathavīkasiṇaṁ—When, that he may attain to the heavens of Form, he cultivates the way [thereto], and further, through the waning of all passion for zest, holds himself indifferent, the while, mindful and self-aware, he experiences in his sense-consciousness that ease whereof the Noble Ones declare: “He that is indifferent and watchful dwelleth at ease”—and so, by earth-gazing, enters into and abides in the Third Jhāna—then the contact, the feeling, the perception, the volition, the thought, the ease, the self-collectedness, the faculties of faith, energy, mindfulness, concentration, insight, mind,happiness, and life, the right views, right endeavour, etc. … the grasp, the balance that arises—these, or whatever other incorporeal, causally induced states that there are on that occasion—these are states that are good.tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… Summaryime dhammā kusalā.

Now, on that occasionKatame dhammā kusalā? the skandhas are four,the spheres are two,the elements are two,the nutriments are three,the faculties are eight,the Jhāna is twofold,the Path is fourfold,the powers are seven,the causes are three,contact counts as a single factor,etc., etc.Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti avitakkaṁ vicāramattaṁ samādhijaṁ pītisukhaṁ dutiyaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati pathavīkasiṇaṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti, vedanā hoti, saññā hoti, cetanā hoti, cittaṁ hoti, vicāro hoti, pīti hoti, sukhaṁ hoti, cittassekaggatā hoti, saddhindriyaṁ hoti, vīriyindriyaṁ hoti, satindriyaṁ hoti, samādhindriyaṁ hoti, paññindriyaṁ hoti, manindriyaṁ hoti, somanassindriyaṁ hoti, jīvitindriyaṁ hoti, sammādiṭṭhi hoti, sammāvāyāmo hoti …pe… paggāho hoti, avikkhepo hoti; the skandhas are four,ye vā pana tasmiṁ samaye aññepi atthi paṭiccasamuppannā arūpino dhammā—the spheres are two,ime dhammā kusalā …pe….

the elements are two,Tasmiṁ kho pana samaye cattāro khandhā honti, dvāyatanāni honti, dve dhātuyo honti, tayo āhārā honti, aṭṭhindriyāni honti, caturaṅgikaṁ jhānaṁ hoti, caturaṅgiko maggo hoti, satta balāni honti, tayo hetū honti, eko phasso hoti …pe… ekaṁ dhammāyatanaṁ hoti, ekā dhammadhātu hoti; the nutriments are three,ye vā pana tasmiṁ samaye aññepi atthi paṭiccasamuppannā arūpino dhammā—the faculties are eight,ime dhammā kusalā …pe….

the Jhāna is twofold,Katamo tasmiṁ samaye saṅkhārakkhandho hoti? the Path is fourfold,Phasso cetanā vicāro pīti cittassekaggatā saddhindriyaṁ vīriyindriyaṁ satindriyaṁ samādhindriyaṁ paññindriyaṁ jīvitindriyaṁ sammādiṭṭhi sammāvāyāmo …pe… paggāho avikkhepo; the powers are seven,ye vā pana tasmiṁ samaye aññepi atthi paṭiccasamuppannā arūpino dhammā ṭhapetvā vedanākkhandhaṁ ṭhapetvā saññākkhandhaṁ ṭhapetvā viññāṇakkhandhaṁ—the causes are three,ayaṁ tasmiṁ samaye saṅkhārakkhandho hoti …pe… contact counts as a single factor,ime dhammā kusalā.

etc., etc.Katame dhammā kusalā? [Continue as in§ 58.]Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti vitakkavicārānaṁ vūpasamā …pe… tatiyaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati pathavīkasiṇaṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti, vedanā hoti, saññā hoti, cetanā hoti, cittaṁ hoti, pīti hoti, sukhaṁ hoti, cittassekaggatā hoti, saddhindriyaṁ hoti, vīriyindriyaṁ hoti, satindriyaṁ hoti, samādhindriyaṁ hoti, paññindriyaṁ hoti, manindriyaṁ hoti, somanassindriyaṁ hoti, jīvitindriyaṁ hoti, sammādiṭṭhi hoti, sammāvāyāmo hoti …pe… paggāho hoti, avikkhepo hoti; What on that occasion is the skandha of synergies?ye vā pana tasmiṁ samaye aññepi atthi paṭiccasamuppannā arūpino dhammā—Contact,volition,self-collectedness;ime dhammā kusalā …pe….

Contact,Tasmiṁ kho pana samaye cattāro khandhā honti, dvāyatanāni honti, dve dhātuyo honti, tayo āhārā honti, aṭṭhindriyāni honti, tivaṅgikaṁ jhānaṁ hoti, caturaṅgiko maggo hoti, satta balāni honti, tayo hetū honti, eko phasso hoti …pe… ekaṁ dhammāyatanaṁ hoti, ekā dhammadhātu hoti; volition,ye vā pana tasmiṁ samaye aññepi atthi paṭiccasamuppannā arūpino dhammā—self-collectedness;ime dhammā kusalā …pe….

the faculties ofKatamo tasmiṁ samaye saṅkhārakkhandho hoti? faith,energy,mindfulness,concentration,insight,life,Phasso cetanā pīti cittassekaggatā saddhindriyaṁ vīriyindriyaṁ satindriyaṁ samādhindriyaṁ paññindriyaṁ jīvitindriyaṁ sammādiṭṭhi sammāvāyāmo …pe… paggāho avikkhepo; faith,ye vā pana tasmiṁ samaye aññepi atthi paṭiccasamuppannā arūpino dhammā ṭhapetvā vedanākkhandhaṁ ṭhapetvā saññākkhandhaṁ ṭhapetvā viññāṇakkhandhaṁ—energy,ayaṁ tasmiṁ samaye saṅkhārakkhandho hoti …pe… mindfulness,ime dhammā kusalā.

concentration,Katame dhammā kusalā? insight,Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti pītiyā ca virāgā …pe… catutthaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati pathavīkasiṇaṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti, vedanā hoti, saññā hoti, cetanā hoti, cittaṁ hoti, sukhaṁ hoti, cittassekaggatā hoti, saddhindriyaṁ hoti, vīriyindriyaṁ hoti, satindriyaṁ hoti, samādhindriyaṁ hoti, paññindriyaṁ hoti, manindriyaṁ hoti, somanassindriyaṁ hoti, jīvitindriyaṁ hoti, sammādiṭṭhi hoti, sammāvāyāmo hoti …pe… paggāho hoti, avikkhepo hoti; life,ye vā pana tasmiṁ samaye aññepi atthi paṭiccasamuppannā arūpino dhammā—right views,right endeavour,etc., etc.ime dhammā kusalā …pe….

right views,Tasmiṁ kho pana samaye cattāro khandhā honti, dvāyatanāni honti, dve dhātuyo honti, tayo āhārā honti, aṭṭhindriyāni honti, duvaṅgikaṁ jhānaṁ hoti, caturaṅgiko maggo hoti, satta balāni honti, tayo hetū honti, eko phasso hoti …pe… ekaṁ dhammāyatanaṁ hoti, ekā dhammadhātu hoti; right endeavour,ye vā pana tasmiṁ samaye aññepi atthi paṭiccasamuppannā arūpino dhammā—etc., etc.ime dhammā kusalā …pe….

[Continue as in§ 62.]Katamo tasmiṁ samaye saṅkhārakkhandho hoti? Which are the states that are good?Phasso cetanā cittassekaggatā saddhindriyaṁ vīriyindriyaṁ satindriyaṁ samādhindriyaṁ paññindriyaṁ jīvitindriyaṁ sammādiṭṭhi sammāvāyāmo …pe… paggāho avikkhepo; When, that he may attain to the heavens of Form, he cultivates the way [thereto], and, by the putting away of ease and by the putting away of ill, by the passing away of (any) gladness or sorrow he was feeling, he thus, by earth-gazing, enters into and abides in the Fourth Jhāna (the fourth rapt meditation) of that utter purity of mindfulness which comes of indifference, where no ease is felt nor any ill—then the contact, the feeling, the perception, the volition, the thought, the indifference, the self-collectedness, the faculties of faith, energy, mindfulness, concentration, insight, mind, indifference, and life, the right views, the right endeavour, etc. …ye vā pana tasmiṁ samaye aññepi atthi paṭiccasamuppannā arūpino dhammā ṭhapetvā vedanākkhandhaṁ ṭhapetvā saññākkhandhaṁ ṭhapetvā viññāṇakkhandhaṁ—[Continue as in§ 163.]ayaṁ tasmiṁ samaye saṅkhārakkhandho hoti …pe… Summaryime dhammā kusalā.

Now, on that occasionKatame dhammā kusalā? the skandhas are four,the spheres are two,the elements are two,the nutriments are three,the faculties are eight,the Jhāna is twofold,the Path is fourfold,the powers are seven,the causes are three,contact counts as a single factor,etc., etc.Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti sukhassa ca pahānā …pe… the skandhas are four,pañcamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati pathavīkasiṇaṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti, vedanā hoti, saññā hoti, cetanā hoti, cittaṁ hoti, upekkhā hoti, cittassekaggatā hoti, saddhindriyaṁ hoti, vīriyindriyaṁ hoti, satindriyaṁ hoti, samādhindriyaṁ hoti, paññindriyaṁ hoti, manindriyaṁ hoti, upekkhindriyaṁ hoti, jīvitindriyaṁ hoti, sammādiṭṭhi hoti, sammāvāyāmo hoti …pe… paggāho hoti, avikkhepo hoti; the spheres are two,ye vā pana tasmiṁ samaye aññepi atthi paṭiccasamuppannā arūpino dhammā—the elements are two,ime dhammā kusalā …pe….

the nutriments are three,Tasmiṁ kho pana samaye cattāro khandhā honti, dvāyatanāni honti, dve dhātuyo honti, tayo āhārā honti, aṭṭhindriyāni honti, duvaṅgikaṁ jhānaṁ hoti, caturaṅgiko maggo hoti, satta balāni honti, tayo hetū honti, eko phasso hoti …pe… ekaṁ dhammāyatanaṁ hoti, ekā dhammadhātu hoti; the faculties are eight,ye vā pana tasmiṁ samaye aññepi atthi paṭiccasamuppannā arūpino dhammā—the Jhāna is twofold,ime dhammā kusalā …pe….

the Path is fourfold,Katamo tasmiṁ samaye saṅkhārakkhandho hoti? the powers are seven,Phasso cetanā cittassekaggatā saddhindriyaṁ vīriyindriyaṁ satindriyaṁ samādhindriyaṁ paññindriyaṁ jīvitindriyaṁ sammādiṭṭhi sammāvāyāmo …pe… paggāho avikkhepo; the causes are three,ye vā pana tasmiṁ samaye aññepi atthi paṭiccasamuppannā arūpino dhammā ṭhapetvā vedanākkhandhaṁ ṭhapetvā saññākkhandhaṁ ṭhapetvā viññāṇakkhandhaṁ—contact counts as a single factor,ayaṁ tasmiṁ samaye saṅkhārakkhandho hoti …pe… etc., etc.ime dhammā kusalā.

[Continue as in§ 58, etc.]Pañcakanayo.

What on that occasion is the skandha of synergies?2.1.2.3. Catasso paṭipadā

Answer as in§ 164.Katame dhammā kusalā? [Here ends] the Fourfold System of Jhāna.Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati dukkhapaṭipadaṁ dandhābhiññaṁ pathavīkasiṇaṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… (b) The Fivefold System of Jhāna (pañcakanayo)ime dhammā kusalā.

The First Jhāna. Question and answer as in the fourfold course,§ 160.Katame dhammā kusalā? Which are the states that are good?Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati dukkhapaṭipadaṁ khippābhiññaṁ pathavīkasiṇaṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… When, that he may attain to the heavens of Form, he cultivates the way [thereto], and so, by earth-gazing, enters into and abides in the Second Jhāna (the second rapt meditation) wherein is no application of mind, but only of sustained thinking—which is born of concentration, and is full of zest and ease—then the contact, the feeling, the perception, the volition, the thought, the sustained thinking, the zest, the ease, the self-collectedness, etc. …ime dhammā kusalā.

[Continue as for the Second Jhāna in§ 161.]Katame dhammā kusalā? SummaryYasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati sukhapaṭipadaṁ dandhābhiññaṁ pathavīkasiṇaṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… Now, on that occasionime dhammā kusalā.

the skandhas are four,the spheres are two,the elements are two,the nutriments are three,the faculties are eight,the Jhāna is fourfold,the Path is fourfold,etc., etc.Katame dhammā kusalā? the skandhas are four,Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati sukhapaṭipadaṁ khippābhiññaṁ pathavīkasiṇaṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… the spheres are two,ime dhammā kusalā …pe….

the elements are two,Katame dhammā kusalā? the nutriments are three,Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti vitakkavicārānaṁ vūpasamā …pe… dutiyaṁ jhānaṁ …pe… the faculties are eight,tatiyaṁ jhānaṁ …pe… the Jhāna is fourfold,catutthaṁ jhānaṁ …pe… the Path is fourfold,paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ …pe… etc., etc.pañcamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati dukkhapaṭipadaṁ dandhābhiññaṁ pathavīkasiṇaṁ …pe… [Continue as in§ 58.]dukkhapaṭipadaṁ khippābhiññaṁ pathavīkasiṇaṁ …pe… What on that occasion is the skandha of synergies?sukhapaṭipadaṁ dandhābhiññaṁ pathavīkasiṇaṁ …pe… Contact, volition, sustained thinking, zest, etc. …sukhapaṭipadaṁ khippābhiññaṁ pathavīkasiṇaṁ—[Continue as in§ 162.]tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… The Third, Fourth, and Fifth Jhānas.ime dhammā kusalā.

[These are identical in formulation with the Second, Third, and Fourth Jhānas of the Fourfold System. Questions and answers as in§§ 161–166.]Catasso paṭipadā.

[Here ends] the Fivefold System of Jhāna.2.1.2.4. Cattāri ārammaṇāni

(c) The Four Modes of Progress (catasso paṭipadā)Katame dhammā kusalā? Whichare the states that are good?Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati parittaṁ parittārammaṇaṁ pathavīkasiṇaṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… When, that he may attain to the heavens of Form, he cultivates the way [thereto], aloof from sensuous desires, aloof from evil ideas, and so, by earth-gazing, enters into and abides in the First Jhāna … progress being painful and intuition sluggish—then the contact … the balance that arises—these … are states that are good.ime dhammā kusalā.

…[or]when … he … so enters into andabides in the First Jhāna … progress being painful, but intuition quick …Katame dhammā kusalā? …[or]when … he … so enters into and abides in the First Jhāna … progress being easy, but intuition sluggish …Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati parittaṁ appamāṇārammaṇaṁ pathavīkasiṇaṁ—…[or]when … he … so enters into and abides in the First Jhāna … progress being easy and intuition quick—then the contact, etc … the balance that arises—these … are states that are good.tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… These four combinations are repeated in the case of the 2nd to the 4th Jhānas on the Fourfold System, and of the 2nd to the 5th on the Fivefold System.ime dhammā kusalā.

[Here end] the Four Modes of Progress.Katame dhammā kusalā? (d) The Four Objects of Thought (cattāri āramaṇāni)Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati appamāṇaṁ parittārammaṇaṁ pathavīkasiṇaṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… Which are the states that are good?ime dhammā kusalā.

When, that he may attain to the heavens of Form, he cultivates the way [thereto], and so, aloof from sensuous desires, aloof from evil ideas, by earth-gazing, enters into and abides in the First Jhāna (the first rapt meditation), wherein is application and sustaining of thought, which is born of solitude, and is full of zest and ease, but which is limited, and has a limited object of thought—then the contact … the balance that arises—these … are states that are good.Katame dhammā kusalā? …[or]when … the First Jhāna … is limited, but has an object of thought capable of infinite extension …Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati appamāṇaṁ appamāṇārammaṇaṁ pathavīkasiṇaṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… …[or]when … the First Jhāna … is capable of infinite extension, but has a limited object of thought …ime dhammā kusalā.

…[or]when … the First Jhāna … is capable of infinite extension, and has an object of thought capable of infinite extension—then the contact, etc. … the balance that arises, these … are states that are good.Katame dhammā kusalā? These four combinations are repeated in the case of the 2nd to the 4th Jhānas on the Fourfold System, and of the 1st to the 5th Jhānas on the Fivefold System.Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti vitakkavicārānaṁ vūpasamā …pe… dutiyaṁ jhānaṁ …pe… [Here end] the Four Objects of Thought.tatiyaṁ jhānaṁ …pe… (e) = (c) and (d) The Sixteenfold Combination (soḷasakkhat-tukaṃ)catutthaṁ jhānaṁ …pe… Which are the states that are good?paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ …pe… [Continue for§§ 191–193as in§§ 187–189.]pañcamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati parittaṁ parittārammaṇaṁ pathavīkasiṇaṁ …pe… [Continue for§§ 195–197as above.]parittaṁ appamāṇārammaṇaṁ pathavīkasiṇaṁ …pe… Continue for§§ 199–201as above.appamāṇaṁ parittārammaṇaṁ pathavīkasiṇaṁ …pe… These sixteen combinations are repeated in the case of the 2nd to the 4th Jhānas on the Fourfold System, and of the 1st to the 5th Jhānas on the Fivefold System.appamāṇaṁ appamāṇārammaṇaṁ pathavīkasiṇaṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… [Here ends] the Sixteenfold Combination.ime dhammā kusalā.

2. The Remaining Seven Artificeswhich may also be developed insixteenfold combination (aṭṭhakasiṇaṃ soḷasakkhattukaṃ)Cattāri ārammaṇāni.

which may also be developed in2.1.2.5. Soḷasakkhattukaṁ

Which are the states that are good?Katame dhammā kusalā? When, that he may attain to the heavens of Form, he cultivates the way [thereto], aloof from sensuous desires, aloof from evil ideas, and so, by the artifice ofYasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati dukkhapaṭipadaṁ dandhābhiññaṁ parittaṁ parittārammaṇaṁ pathavīkasiṇaṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… water …fire …air …blue-black …yellow …red …white …ime dhammā kusalā.

water …Katame dhammā kusalā? fire …Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati dukkhapaṭipadaṁ dandhābhiññaṁ parittaṁ appamāṇārammaṇaṁ pathavīkasiṇaṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… air …ime dhammā kusalā.

blue-black …Katame dhammā kusalā? yellow …Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati dukkhapaṭipadaṁ dandhābhiññaṁ appamāṇaṁ parittārammaṇaṁ pathavīkasiṇaṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… red …ime dhammā kusalā.

white …Katame dhammā kusalā? enters into and abides in the First Jhāna … then the contact, etc., that arises—these … are states that are good.Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati dukkhapaṭipadaṁ dandhābhiññaṁ appamāṇaṁ appamāṇārammaṇaṁ pathavīkasiṇaṁ tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… [Here ends] the Sixteenfold Combination in the case of the seven remaining artifices for induction.ime dhammā kusalā.

2. The Stations of Mastery (abhibhāyatanāni)Katame dhammā kusalā? 1. “Forms as Limited” (rūpāni parittāni)Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati dukkhapaṭipadaṁ khippābhiññaṁ parittaṁ parittārammaṇaṁ pathavīkasiṇaṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… (a) and (b) Fourfold and Fivefold Jhānaime dhammā kusalā.

Which are the states that are good?Katame dhammā kusalā? When,that he may attain to the heavens of Form, he cultivates the way [thereto], and, unconscious of any part of his corporeal self, but seeing external objects to be limited, gets the mastery over them with the thought “I know, I see!” and so, aloof from sensuous desires, aloof from evil ideas, enters into and abides in the First Jhāna, etc. … then the contact, etc., that arises—these … are states that are good.Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati dukkhapaṭipadaṁ khippābhiññaṁ parittaṁ appamāṇārammaṇaṁ pathavīkasiṇaṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… [Repeat in the case of the 2nd to the 4th Jhāna on the Fourfold System, and of the 2nd to the 5th Jhāna on the Fivefold System.]ime dhammā kusalā.

(c) The Four Modes of ProgressKatame dhammā kusalā? Repeat the four combinations of “progress” as “painful” or “easy”, and of “intuition” as “sluggish” or “quick” set out in§§ 176–180, substituting for “earth-gazing” the Mastery-formula just stated.Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati dukkhapaṭipadaṁ khippābhiññaṁ appamāṇaṁ parittārammaṇaṁ pathavīkasiṇaṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… (d) The Two Objects of Thoughtime dhammā kusalā.

Repeat, substituting for “earth-gazing” the Mastery-formula,§ 181, where the Jhāna “is limited, and has a limited object of thought”, and§ 183, where the Jhāna“is capable of infinite extension, but has a limited object of thought”.Katame dhammā kusalā? (e) = (c) and (d) The Eightfold Combination (aṭṭhakkhattukaṃ)Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati dukkhapaṭipadaṁ khippābhiññaṁ appamāṇaṁ appamāṇārammaṇaṁ pathavīkasiṇaṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… Repeat, with the same substitution,§§ 186,188,190,192,194,196,198and200of the Sixteenfold Combination.ime dhammā kusalā.

Repeat these eight combinations in the case of each of the remaining Jhānas.Katame dhammā kusalā? 2. “Forms as Limited and as Beautiful or Ugly” (rūpāni parittāni suvaṇṇa-dubbaṇṇāni)Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati sukhapaṭipadaṁ dandhābhiññaṁ parittaṁ parittārammaṇaṁ pathavīkasiṇaṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… (a) and (b)ime dhammā kusalā.

Which are the states that are good?Katame dhammā kusalā? When, that he may attain to the heavens of Form, he cultivates the way thereto, and, unconscious of any part of his corporeal self, but seeing external objects to be limited, and to be beautiful or ugly, gets the mastery over them with the thought, “I know, I see!” and so, alooffrom sensuous desires, aloof from evil ideas, enters into and abides in the First Jhāna, etc. … then the contact, etc., that arises—these … are states that are good.Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati sukhapaṭipadaṁ dandhābhiññaṁ parittaṁ appamāṇārammaṇaṁ pathavīkasiṇaṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… Repeat in the case of each of the remaining Jhānas.ime dhammā kusalā.

Develop in eightfold combination.Katame dhammā kusalā? 3. “Forms as Infinite” (rūpāni appamāṇāni)Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati sukhapaṭipadaṁ dandhābhiññaṁ appamāṇaṁ parittārammaṇaṁ pathavīkasiṇaṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… (a) and (b)ime dhammā kusalā.

Which are the states that are good?Katame dhammā kusalā? When, that he may attain to the heavens of Form, he cultivates the way thereto, and, unconscious of any part of his corporeal self, but seeing external objects to be infinite, gets the mastery over them with the thought, “I know, I see!” and so, aloof from sensuous desires, etc.Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati sukhapaṭipadaṁ dandhābhiññaṁ appamāṇaṁ appamāṇārammaṇaṁ pathavīkasiṇaṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… [Continue as in§ 204.]ime dhammā kusalā.

Repeat in the case of each of the remaining Jhānas.Katame dhammā kusalā? (c) The Four Modes of ProgressYasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati sukhapaṭipadaṁ khippābhiññaṁ parittaṁ parittārammaṇaṁ pathavīkasiṇaṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… Repeat§§ 206–210, substituting “infinite” for “limited”.ime dhammā kusalā.

(d) The Two Objects of ThoughtKatame dhammā kusalā? Repeat, with the same substitution as in (c),§§ 211–213.Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati sukhapaṭipadaṁ khippābhiññaṁ parittaṁ appamāṇārammaṇaṁ pathavīkasiṇaṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… (e) = (c) and (d) The Eightfold Combinationime dhammā kusalā.

Develop, with the same substitution as in (c) and (d),after the manner of§§ 187,189, and so on to§ 201.Katame dhammā kusalā? Repeat these eight combinations in the case of each of the remaining Jhānas.Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati sukhapaṭipadaṁ khippābhiññaṁ appamāṇaṁ parittārammaṇaṁ pathavīkasiṇaṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… 4. “Forms as Infinite and as Beautiful or Ugly” (rūpāni appamāṇāni suvaṇṇa-dubbaṇṇāni)ime dhammā kusalā.

(a)and (b)Katame dhammā kusalā? Repeat§ 223, substituting “infinite” for “limited”.Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati sukhapaṭipadaṁ khippābhiññaṁ appamāṇaṁ appamāṇārammaṇaṁ pathavīkasiṇaṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… Repeat in the case of each of the remaining Jhānas.ime dhammā kusalā.

Develop in eightfold combination.Katame dhammā kusalā? 5. “Forms as Indigo”, etc. (rūpāni nīlāni)Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti vitakkavicārānaṁ vūpasamā …pe… dutiyaṁ jhānaṁ …pe… Which are the states that are good?tatiyaṁ jhānaṁ …pe… When, that he may attain to the heavens of Form, he cultivates the way thereto, and, unconscious of any part of his corporeal self, but seeing external objects which are indigo, indigo in colour, indigo in visible expanse, indigo in luminousness, gets the mastery over them with the thought, “I know, I see!” and so, aloof from sensuous desires, etc.catutthaṁ jhānaṁ …pe… [Continue as in§ 204.]paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ …pe… 6–8. “Forms as yellow”, etc. (rūpāni pītāni)pañcamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati dukkhapaṭipadaṁ dandhābhiññaṁ parittaṁ parittārammaṇaṁ pathavīkasiṇaṁ …pe… Repeat,§ 246substituting for “indigo, indigo in colour”, etc., “yellow”, “red”, and “white” successively.dukkhapaṭipadaṁ dandhābhiññaṁ parittaṁ appamāṇārammaṇaṁ pathavīkasiṇaṁ …pe… Develop these Stations of Mastery in the Sixteenfold Combination.dukkhapaṭipadaṁ dandhābhiññaṁ appamāṇaṁ parittārammaṇaṁ pathavīkasiṇaṁ …pe… 3. The Three First Deliverances (tīṇi vimokkhāni)dukkhapaṭipadaṁ dandhābhiññaṁ appamāṇaṁ appamāṇārammaṇaṁ pathavīkasiṇaṁ …pe… 1. The First Deliverancedukkhapaṭipadaṁ khippābhiññaṁ parittaṁ parittārammaṇaṁ pathavīkasiṇaṁ …pe… When, that he may attain to the heavens of Form, he cultivates the way thereto, and, conscious of his bodily form, sees bodily forms, and so, aloof from sensuous desires,aloof from evil ideas, enters into and abides in the First Jhāna, etc. … then the contact, etc., which arises, these … are states that are good.dukkhapaṭipadaṁ khippābhiññaṁ parittaṁ appamāṇārammaṇaṁ pathavīkasiṇaṁ …pe… 2. The Second Deliverancedukkhapaṭipadaṁ khippābhiññaṁ appamāṇaṁ parittārammaṇaṁ pathavīkasiṇaṁ …pe… When, that he may attain to the heavens of Form, he cultivates the way thereto, and, unconscious of his corporeal self, sees external bodily forms, and so, aloof from sensuous desires, etc.dukkhapaṭipadaṁ khippābhiññaṁ appamāṇaṁ appamāṇārammaṇaṁ pathavīkasiṇaṁ …pe… [Continue as in preceding section.]sukhapaṭipadaṁ dandhābhiññaṁ parittaṁ parittārammaṇaṁ pathavīkasiṇaṁ …pe… 3. The Third Deliverancesukhapaṭipadaṁ dandhābhiññaṁ parittaṁ appamāṇārammaṇaṁ pathavīkasiṇaṁ …pe… When, that he may attain to the heavens of Form, he cultivates the way thereto, and, with the thought, “How fair it is!” aloof from sensuous desires, etc.sukhapaṭipadaṁ dandhābhiññaṁ appamāṇaṁ parittārammaṇaṁ pathavīkasiṇaṁ …pe… [Continue as in the first Deliverance.]sukhapaṭipadaṁ dandhābhiññaṁ appamāṇaṁ appamāṇārammaṇaṁ pathavīkasiṇaṁ …pe… These three Deliverances may also be developed in Sixteenfold Combination.sukhapaṭipadaṁ khippābhiññaṁ parittaṁ parittārammaṇaṁ pathavīkasiṇaṁ …pe… 4. The Four Jhānas of the Divine States (cattāri brahmavihārajhānāni)sukhapaṭipadaṁ khippābhiññaṁ parittaṁ appamāṇārammaṇaṁ pathavīkasiṇaṁ …pe… 1. Love (mettā)sukhapaṭipadaṁ khippābhiññaṁ appamāṇaṁ parittārammaṇaṁ pathavīkasiṇaṁ …pe… (a) Fourfold Jhānasukhapaṭipadaṁ khippābhiññaṁ appamāṇaṁ appamāṇārammaṇaṁ pathavīkasiṇaṁ—Which are the states that are good?tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… When, that he may attain to the heavens of Form, hecultivates the way [thereto], and so, aloof from sensuous desires, aloof from evil ideas, enters into and abides in theFirst Jhāna (the first rapt meditation), wherein conception works and thought discursive, which is born of solitude, is full of joy and ease, and is accompanied by Love—then the contact, etc. …[? continue as in§ 1]… the balance that arises—these … are states that are good.ime dhammā kusalā.

[? continue as in§ 1]Soḷasakkhattukaṁ.

Which are the states that are good?2.1.2.6. Aṭṭhakasiṇaṁ soḷasakkhattukaṁ

When, that he may attain to the heavens of Form, he cultivates the way thereto, suppressing the working of conception and of thought discursive, and so, by earth-gazing, enters into and abides in the Second Jhāna (the second rapt meditation), which is self-evolved, born of concentration, is full of joy and ease, in that, set free … the mind grows calm and sure, dwelling on high—and which is accompanied by Love—then the contact, etc.Katame dhammā kusalā? [Continue as in the foregoing.]Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati āpokasiṇaṁ …pe… Which are the states that are good?tejokasiṇaṁ …pe… When, that he may attain to the heavens of Form, he cultivates the way [thereto], and further, through the waning of all passion for zest, holds himself indifferent, the whilemindful and self-aware, he experiences in his sense-consciousness that ease whereof the Noble Ones declare: “He that is unbiassed and watchful dwelleth at ease”—and so, by earth-gazing, enters into and abides in the Third Jhāna, which is accompanied by Love—then, etc.vāyokasiṇaṁ …pe… [Continue as in the foregoing.]nīlakasiṇaṁ …pe… (b) Fivefold Jhānapītakasiṇaṁ …pe… Repeat question and answers in§§ 167,168,170,172, adding in each answer, as in the foregoing section, “and which is accompanied by Love”.lohitakasiṇaṁ …pe… 2. Pity (karūṇā)odātakasiṇaṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… Repeat question and answers in the preceding sections (a) and (b), but substituting in each case “and which is accompanied by Pity” for the clause on Love.ime dhammā kusalā.

3. Sympathy (muditā)Aṭṭhakasiṇaṁ soḷasakkhattukaṁ.

Repeat question and answers in the preceding two sections, but substituting in each case “and which is accompanied by Sympathy” for the clause on Pity.2.1.2.7. Abhibhāyatanāni parittāni

4. Equanimity (upekkhā)Katame dhammā kusalā? When, that he may attain to the heavens of Form, he cultivates the way thereto, and, by the putting away of ease and by the putting away of ill, by the passing away of the gladness and of the sorrow he was feeling, he thus, by earth-gazing, enters into and abides in the Fourth Jhāna (the fourth rapt meditation) of that utter purity of mind fullness which comes of equanimity, where no ease is felt nor any ill, and which is accompanied by Equanimity—then the contact, etc.Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati parittāni tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi passāmīti vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… [Continue as in§ 165.]ime dhammā kusalā.

TheFour Jhānas of the Divine States may be developed in Sixteen Combinations.Katame dhammā kusalā? 5. The Jhāna of Foul Things (asubha-jhānaṃ)Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati parittāni, tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi passāmīti vitakkavicārānaṁ vūpasamā …pe… dutiyaṁ jhānaṁ …pe… Which are the states that are good?tatiyaṁ jhānaṁ …pe… When, that he may attain to the heavens of Form, he cultivates the way thereto, and so, aloof from sensuous desires, aloof from evil ideas, enters into and abides in the First Jhāna, wherein, etc. … and which is accompanied by the idea of a bloated corpse …catutthaṁ jhānaṁ …pe… [or]of a discoloured corpse …[or]of a festering corpse …[or]of a corpse with cracked skin …[or]of a corpse gnawn and mangled …[or]of a corpse cut to pieces …[or]of a corpse mutilated and cut in pieces …[or]of a bloody corpse …[or]of a corpse infested with worms …[or]of a skeleton …paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ …pe… [or]of a discoloured corpse …pañcamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… [or]of a festering corpse …ime dhammā kusalā.

[or]of a corpse with cracked skin …2.1.2.8. Catasso paṭipadā

[or]of a corpse gnawn and mangled …Katame dhammā kusalā? [or]of a corpse cut to pieces …Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati parittāni, tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi passāmīti vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati dukkhapaṭipadaṁ dandhābhiññaṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… [or]of a corpse mutilated and cut in pieces …ime dhammā kusalā.

[or]of a bloody corpse …Katame dhammā kusalā? [or]of a corpse infested with worms …Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati parittāni, tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi passāmīti vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati dukkhapaṭipadaṁ khippābhiññaṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… [or]of a skeleton …ime dhammā kusalā.

then the contact … the balance which arises—these … are states that are good.Katame dhammā kusalā? TheJhāna of Foul Things may be developed in Sixteen Combinations.Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati parittāni, tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi passāmīti vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati sukhapaṭipadaṁ dandhābhiññaṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… [Here ends the Chapter on] Good in Relation to the Universe of Form.ime dhammā kusalā.

D. Litt., M.A.Katame dhammā kusalā? Published by the Pali Text Society in1900. Reprinted 1923, 1974, 1993, 2004.Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati parittāni, tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi passāmīti vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati sukhapaṭipadaṁ khippābhiññaṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… Released by the Pali Text Society underCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 licence (CC BY-NC 3.0).ime dhammā kusalā.

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Catasso paṭipadā.

2.1.2.9. Dve ārammaṇāni

Katame dhammā kusalā? Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati parittāni, tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi passāmīti vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati parittaṁ parittārammaṇaṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… ime dhammā kusalā.

Katame dhammā kusalā? Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati parittāni, tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi passāmīti vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati appamāṇaṁ parittārammaṇaṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… ime dhammā kusalā.

Katame dhammā kusalā? Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati parittāni, tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi passāmīti vitakkavicārānaṁ vūpasamā …pe… dutiyaṁ jhānaṁ …pe… tatiyaṁ jhānaṁ …pe… catutthaṁ jhānaṁ …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ …pe… pañcamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati parittaṁ parittārammaṇaṁ …pe… appamāṇaṁ parittārammaṇaṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… ime dhammā kusalā.

Dve ārammaṇāni.

2.1.2.10. Aṭṭhakkhattukaṁ

Katame dhammā kusalā? Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati parittāni, tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi passāmīti vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati dukkhapaṭipadaṁ dandhābhiññaṁ parittaṁ parittārammaṇaṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… ime dhammā kusalā.

Katame dhammā kusalā? Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati parittāni, tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi passāmīti vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati dukkhapaṭipadaṁ dandhābhiññaṁ appamāṇaṁ parittārammaṇaṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… ime dhammā kusalā.

Katame dhammā kusalā? Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati parittāni, tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi passāmīti vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati dukkhapaṭipadaṁ khippābhiññaṁ parittaṁ parittārammaṇaṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… ime dhammā kusalā.

Katame dhammā kusalā? Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati parittāni, tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi passāmīti vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati dukkhapaṭipadaṁ khippābhiññaṁ appamāṇaṁ parittārammaṇaṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… ime dhammā kusalā.

Katame dhammā kusalā? Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati parittāni, tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi passāmīti vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati sukhapaṭipadaṁ dandhābhiññaṁ parittaṁ parittārammaṇaṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… ime dhammā kusalā.

Katame dhammā kusalā? Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati parittāni, tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi passāmīti vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati sukhapaṭipadaṁ dandhābhiññaṁ appamāṇaṁ parittārammaṇaṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… ime dhammā kusalā.

Katame dhammā kusalā? Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati parittāni, tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi passāmīti vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati sukhapaṭipadaṁ khippābhiññaṁ parittaṁ parittārammaṇaṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… ime dhammā kusalā.

Katame dhammā kusalā? Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati parittāni, tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi passāmīti vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati sukhapaṭipadaṁ khippābhiññaṁ appamāṇaṁ parittārammaṇaṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… ime dhammā kusalā.

Katame dhammā kusalā? Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati parittāni, tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi passāmīti vitakkavicārānaṁ vūpasamā …pe… dutiyaṁ jhānaṁ …pe… tatiyaṁ jhānaṁ …pe… catutthaṁ jhānaṁ …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ …pe… pañcamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati dukkhapaṭipadaṁ dandhābhiññaṁ parittaṁ parittārammaṇaṁ …pe… dukkhapaṭipadaṁ dandhābhiññaṁ appamāṇaṁ parittārammaṇaṁ …pe… dukkhapaṭipadaṁ khippābhiññaṁ parittaṁ parittārammaṇaṁ …pe… dukkhapaṭipadaṁ khippābhiññaṁ appamāṇaṁ parittārammaṇaṁ …pe… sukhapaṭipadaṁ dandhābhiññaṁ parittaṁ parittārammaṇaṁ …pe… sukhapaṭipadaṁ dandhābhiññaṁ appamāṇaṁ parittārammaṇaṁ …pe… sukhapaṭipadaṁ khippābhiññaṁ parittaṁ parittārammaṇaṁ …pe… sukhapaṭipadaṁ khippābhiññaṁ appamāṇaṁ parittārammaṇaṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… ime dhammā kusalā.

Aṭṭhakkhattukaṁ.

2.1.2.11. Idampi aṭṭhakkhattukaṁ

Katame dhammā kusalā? Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati parittāni suvaṇṇadubbaṇṇāni, tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi passāmīti vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… ime dhammā kusalā.

Katame dhammā kusalā? Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati parittāni suvaṇṇadubbaṇṇāni, tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi passāmīti vitakkavicārānaṁ vūpasamā …pe… dutiyaṁ jhānaṁ …pe… tatiyaṁ jhānaṁ …pe… catutthaṁ jhānaṁ …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ …pe… pañcamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… ime dhammā kusalā.

Idampi aṭṭhakkhattukaṁ.

2.1.2.12. Appamāṇāni

Katame dhammā kusalā? Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati appamāṇāni, tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi passāmīti vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… ime dhammā kusalā.

Katame dhammā kusalā? Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati appamāṇāni, tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi passāmīti vitakkavicārānaṁ vūpasamā …pe… dutiyaṁ jhānaṁ …pe… tatiyaṁ jhānaṁ …pe… catutthaṁ jhānaṁ …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ …pe… pañcamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… ime dhammā kusalā.

2.1.2.13. Catasso paṭipadā

Katame dhammā kusalā? Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati appamāṇāni, tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi passāmīti vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati dukkhapaṭipadaṁ dandhābhiññaṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… ime dhammā kusalā.

Katame dhammā kusalā? Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati appamāṇāni, tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi passāmīti vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati dukkhapaṭipadaṁ khippābhiññaṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… ime dhammā kusalā.

Katame dhammā kusalā? Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati appamāṇāni, tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi passāmīti vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati sukhapaṭipadaṁ dandhābhiññaṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… ime dhammā kusalā.

Katame dhammā kusalā? Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati appamāṇāni, tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi passāmīti vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati sukhapaṭipadaṁ khippābhiññaṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… ime dhammā kusalā.

Katame dhammā kusalā? Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati appamāṇāni, tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi passāmīti vitakkavicārānaṁ vūpasamā …pe… dutiyaṁ jhānaṁ …pe… tatiyaṁ jhānaṁ …pe… catutthaṁ jhānaṁ …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ …pe… pañcamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati dukkhapaṭipadaṁ dandhābhiññaṁ …pe… dukkhapaṭipadaṁ khippābhiññaṁ …pe… sukhapaṭipadaṁ dandhābhiññaṁ …pe… sukhapaṭipadaṁ khippābhiññaṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… ime dhammā kusalā.

Catasso paṭipadā.

2.1.2.14. Dve ārammaṇāni

Katame dhammā kusalā? Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati appamāṇāni, tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi passāmīti vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati parittaṁ appamāṇārammaṇaṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… ime dhammā kusalā.

Katame dhammā kusalā? Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati appamāṇāni, tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi passāmīti vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati appamāṇaṁ appamāṇārammaṇaṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… ime dhammā kusalā.

Katame dhammā kusalā? Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati appamāṇāni, tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi passāmīti vitakkavicārānaṁ vūpasamā …pe… dutiyaṁ jhānaṁ …pe… tatiyaṁ jhānaṁ …pe… catutthaṁ jhānaṁ …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ …pe… pañcamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati parittaṁ appamāṇārammaṇaṁ …pe… appamāṇaṁ appamāṇārammaṇaṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… ime dhammā kusalā.

Dve ārammaṇāni.

2.1.2.15. Aparampi aṭṭhakkhattukaṁ

Katame dhammā kusalā? Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati appamāṇāni, tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi passāmīti vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati dukkhapaṭipadaṁ dandhābhiññaṁ parittaṁ appamāṇārammaṇaṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… ime dhammā kusalā.

Katame dhammā kusalā? Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati appamāṇāni, tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi passāmīti vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati dukkhapaṭipadaṁ dandhābhiññaṁ appamāṇaṁ appamāṇārammaṇaṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… ime dhammā kusalā.

Katame dhammā kusalā? Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati appamāṇāni, tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi passāmīti vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati dukkhapaṭipadaṁ khippābhiññaṁ parittaṁ appamāṇārammaṇaṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… ime dhammā kusalā.

Katame dhammā kusalā? Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati appamāṇāni, tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi passāmīti vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati dukkhapaṭipadaṁ khippābhiññaṁ appamāṇaṁ appamāṇārammaṇaṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… ime dhammā kusalā.

Katame dhammā kusalā? Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati appamāṇāni, tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi passāmīti vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati sukhapaṭipadaṁ dandhābhiññaṁ parittaṁ appamāṇārammaṇaṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… ime dhammā kusalā.

Katame dhammā kusalā? Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati appamāṇāni, tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi passāmīti vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati sukhapaṭipadaṁ dandhābhiññaṁ appamāṇaṁ appamāṇārammaṇaṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… ime dhammā kusalā.

Katame dhammā kusalā? Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati appamāṇāni, tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi passāmīti vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati sukhapaṭipadaṁ khippābhiññaṁ parittaṁ appamāṇārammaṇaṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… ime dhammā kusalā.

Katame dhammā kusalā? Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati appamāṇāni, tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi passāmīti vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati sukhapaṭipadaṁ khippābhiññaṁ appamāṇaṁ appamāṇārammaṇaṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… ime dhammā kusalā.

Katame dhammā kusalā? Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati appamāṇāni, tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi passāmīti vitakkavicārānaṁ vūpasamā …pe… dutiyaṁ jhānaṁ …pe… tatiyaṁ jhānaṁ …pe… catutthaṁ jhānaṁ …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ …pe… pañcamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati dukkhapaṭipadaṁ dandhābhiññaṁ parittaṁ appamāṇārammaṇaṁ …pe… dukkhapaṭipadaṁ dandhābhiññaṁ appamāṇaṁ appamāṇārammaṇaṁ …pe… dukkhapaṭipadaṁ khippābhiññaṁ parittaṁ appamāṇārammaṇaṁ …pe… dukkhapaṭipadaṁ khippābhiññaṁ appamāṇaṁ appamāṇārammaṇaṁ …pe… sukhapaṭipadaṁ dandhābhiññaṁ parittaṁ appamāṇārammaṇaṁ …pe… sukhapaṭipadaṁ dandhābhiññaṁ appamāṇaṁ appamāṇārammaṇaṁ …pe… sukhapaṭipadaṁ khippābhiññaṁ parittaṁ appamāṇārammaṇaṁ …pe… sukhapaṭipadaṁ khippābhiññaṁ appamāṇaṁ appamāṇārammaṇaṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… ime dhammā kusalā.

Aparampi aṭṭhakkhattukaṁ.

2.1.2.16. Idampi aṭṭhakkhattukaṁ

Katame dhammā kusalā? Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati appamāṇāni suvaṇṇadubbaṇṇāni, tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi passāmīti vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… ime dhammā kusalā.

Katame dhammā kusalā? Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati appamāṇāni suvaṇṇadubbaṇṇāni, tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi passāmīti vitakkavicārānaṁ vūpasamā …pe… dutiyaṁ jhānaṁ …pe… tatiyaṁ jhānaṁ …pe… catutthaṁ jhānaṁ …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ …pe… pañcamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… ime dhammā kusalā.

Idampi aṭṭhakkhattukaṁ.

2.1.2.17. Imānipi abhibhāyatanāni soḷasakkhattukāni.

Katame dhammā kusalā? Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati nīlāni nīlavaṇṇāni nīlanidassanāni nīlanibhāsāni, tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi passāmīti vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… ime dhammā kusalā.

Katame dhammā kusalā? Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati pītāni pītavaṇṇāni pītanidassanāni pītanibhāsāni …pe… lohitakāni lohitakavaṇṇāni lohitakanidassanāni lohitakanibhāsāni …pe… odātāni odātavaṇṇāni odātanidassanāni odātanibhāsāni, tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi passāmīti vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… ime dhammā kusalā.

Imānipi abhibhāyatanāni soḷasakkhattukāni.

2.1.2.18. Tīṇi vimokkhāni soḷasakkhattukāni

Katame dhammā kusalā? Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti rūpī rūpāni passati vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… ime dhammā kusalā.

Katame dhammā kusalā? Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… ime dhammā kusalā.

Katame dhammā kusalā? Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti subhanti vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… ime dhammā kusalā.

Imānipi tīṇi vimokkhāni soḷasakkhattukāni.

2.1.2.19. Cattāri brahmavihārajhānāni soḷasakkhattukāni

Katame dhammā kusalā? Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati mettāsahagataṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… ime dhammā kusalā.

Katame dhammā kusalā? Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti vitakkavicārānaṁ vūpasamā …pe… dutiyaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati mettāsahagataṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… ime dhammā kusalā.

Katame dhammā kusalā? Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti pītiyā ca virāgā …pe… tatiyaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati mettāsahagataṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… ime dhammā kusalā.

Katame dhammā kusalā? Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati mettāsahagataṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… ime dhammā kusalā.

Katame dhammā kusalā? Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti avitakkaṁ vicāramattaṁ samādhijaṁ pītisukhaṁ dutiyaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati mettāsahagataṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… ime dhammā kusalā.

Katame dhammā kusalā? Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti vitakkavicārānaṁ vūpasamā …pe… tatiyaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati mettāsahagataṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… ime dhammā kusalā.

Katame dhammā kusalā? Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti pītiyā ca virāgā …pe… catutthaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati mettāsahagataṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… ime dhammā kusalā.

Katame dhammā kusalā? Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati karuṇāsahagataṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… ime dhammā kusalā.

Katame dhammā kusalā? Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti vitakkavicārānaṁ vūpasamā …pe… dutiyaṁ jhānaṁ …pe… tatiyaṁ jhānaṁ …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ …pe… catutthaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati karuṇāsahagataṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… ime dhammā kusalā.

Katame dhammā kusalā? Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati muditāsahagataṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… ime dhammā kusalā.

Katame dhammā kusalā? Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti vitakkavicārānaṁ vūpasamā …pe… dutiyaṁ jhānaṁ …pe… tatiyaṁ jhānaṁ …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ …pe… catutthaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati muditāsahagataṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… ime dhammā kusalā.

Katame dhammā kusalā? Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti sukhassa ca pahānā …pe… catutthaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati upekkhāsahagataṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… ime dhammā kusalā.

Cattāri brahmavihārajhānāni soḷasakkhattukāni.

2.1.2.20. Asubhajhānaṁ soḷasakkhattukaṁ

Katame dhammā kusalā? Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati uddhumātakasaññāsahagataṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… ime dhammā kusalā.

Katame dhammā kusalā? Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati vinīlakasaññāsahagataṁ …pe… vipubbakasaññāsahagataṁ …pe… vicchiddakasaññāsahagataṁ …pe… vikkhāyitakasaññāsahagataṁ …pe… vikkhittakasaññāsahagataṁ …pe… hatavikkhittakasaññāsahagataṁ …pe… lohitakasaññāsahagataṁ …pe… puḷavakasaññāsahagataṁ …pe… aṭṭhikasaññāsahagataṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… ime dhammā kusalā.

Asubhajhānaṁ soḷasakkhattukaṁ.
Rūpāvacarakusalaṁ.