1.394
“Accharāsaṅghātamattampi ce, bhikkhave, bhikkhu paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ bhāveti, ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave: ‘bhikkhu arittajjhāno viharati, satthusāsanakaro ovādapatikaro, amoghaṁ raṭṭhapiṇḍaṁ bhuñjati’. Ko pana vādo ye naṁ bahulīkarontī”ti.
“Bhikkhus, if a bhikkhu cultivates the first jhāna even for just the time of a finger snap, he is called a bhikkhu who is not devoid of jhāna, who lives in accordance with the Teacher’s instruction, who follows his guidance, and who does not eat the country’s alms food in vain. How much more, then, for those who practice it frequently!”
1.395–401
“Accharāsaṅghātamattampi ce, bhikkhave, bhikkhu dutiyaṁ jhānaṁ bhāveti …pe… tatiyaṁ jhānaṁ bhāveti …pe… catutthaṁ jhānaṁ bhāveti …pe… mettaṁ cetovimuttiṁ bhāveti …pe… karuṇaṁ cetovimuttiṁ bhāveti …pe… muditaṁ cetovimuttiṁ bhāveti …pe… upekkhaṁ cetovimuttiṁ bhāveti …pe….
“Bhikkhus, if a bhikkhu cultivates the second jhāna … the third jhāna … the fourth jhāna … the liberation of mind by loving-kindness … the liberation of mind by compassion … the liberation of mind by appreciative joy … the liberation of mind by equanimity …
1.402–405
Kāye kāyānupassī viharati ātāpī sampajāno satimā vineyya loke abhijjhādomanassaṁ …pe… vedanāsu vedanānupassī viharati … citte cittānupassī viharati … dhammesu dhammānupassī viharati ātāpī sampajāno satimā vineyya loke abhijjhādomanassaṁ.
He dwells observing the body in and of itself, with continuous effort, clearly aware and with excellent recollection, having removed craving and distress with regard to the world. He dwells observing the felt experience in and of itself․․․ He dwells observing the mind in and of itself․․․ He dwells observing the mental qualities in and of themselves, with continuous effort, clearly aware and with excellent recollection, having removed craving and distress with regard to the world.
1.406–409
Anuppannānaṁ pāpakānaṁ akusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ anuppādāya chandaṁ janeti vāyamati vīriyaṁ ārabhati cittaṁ paggaṇhāti padahati; uppannānaṁ pāpakānaṁ akusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ pahānāya chandaṁ janeti vāyamati vīriyaṁ ārabhati cittaṁ paggaṇhāti padahati. Anuppannānaṁ kusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ uppādāya chandaṁ janeti vāyamati vīriyaṁ ārabhati cittaṁ paggaṇhāti padahati; uppannānaṁ kusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ ṭhitiyā asammosāya bhiyyobhāvāya vepullāya bhāvanāya pāripūriyā chandaṁ janeti vāyamati vīriyaṁ ārabhati cittaṁ paggaṇhāti padahati.
He produces a wholesome motivation, exerts effort, initiates and sustains energy, uplifts the mind, and strives to prevent the arising of unarisen harmful and unwholesome qualities; he produces a wholesome motivation, exerts effort, initiates and sustains energy, uplifts the mind, and strives for the giving up of arisen harmful and unwholesome qualities; he produces a wholesome motivation, exerts effort, initiates and sustains energy, uplifts the mind, and strives for the arising of unarisen wholesome qualities; he produces a wholesome motivation, exerts effort, initiates and sustains energy, uplifts the mind, and strives for the stability and retention, growth and full development of arisen wholesome qualities.
1.410-413
Chandasamādhipadhānasaṅkhārasamannāgataṁ iddhipādaṁ bhāveti … vīriyasamādhipadhānasaṅkhārasamannāgataṁ iddhipādaṁ bhāveti … cittasamādhipadhānasaṅkhārasamannāgataṁ iddhipādaṁ bhāveti … vīmaṁsāsamādhipadhānasaṅkhārasamannāgataṁ iddhipādaṁ bhāveti ….
He cultivates the basis of psychic power that is endowed with collectedness arising from aspiration and accompanied by intentional effort. He cultivates the basis of psychic power that is endowed with collectedness arising from determination and accompanied by intentional effort. He cultivates the basis of psychic power that is endowed with collectedness arising from [purification of] mind and accompanied by intentional effort. He cultivates the basis of psychic power that is endowed with collectedness arising from investigation and accompanied by intentional effort.
1.414-418
Saddhindriyaṁ bhāveti … vīriyindriyaṁ bhāveti … satindriyaṁ bhāveti … samādhindriyaṁ bhāveti … paññindriyaṁ bhāveti ….
He cultivates the faculty of faith … the faculty of energy … the faculty of mindfulness … the faculty of collectedness … the faculty of wisdom …
1.419-423
Saddhābalaṁ bhāveti … vīriyabalaṁ bhāveti … satibalaṁ bhāveti … samādhibalaṁ bhāveti … paññābalaṁ bhāveti ….
He cultivates the power of faith … the power of energy … the power of mindfulness … the power of collectedness … the power of wisdom …
1.424-430
Satisambojjhaṅgaṁ bhāveti … dhammavicayasambojjhaṅgaṁ bhāveti … vīriyasambojjhaṅgaṁ bhāveti … pītisambojjhaṅgaṁ bhāveti … passaddhisambojjhaṅgaṁ bhāveti … samādhisambojjhaṅgaṁ bhāveti … upekkhāsambojjhaṅgaṁ bhāveti ….
He cultivates the awakening factor of mindfulness … the awakening factor of investigation of states … the awakening factor of energy … the awakening factor of joy … the awakening factor of tranquility … the awakening factor of collectedness … the awakening factor of equanimity …
1.431-438
Sammādiṭṭhiṁ bhāveti … sammāsaṅkappaṁ bhāveti … sammāvācaṁ bhāveti … sammākammantaṁ bhāveti … sammāājīvaṁ bhāveti … sammāvāyāmaṁ bhāveti … sammāsatiṁ bhāveti … sammāsamādhiṁ bhāveti ….
He cultivates right view … right intention … right speech … right action … right livelihood … right effort … right mindfulness … right collectedness …
1.439-446
Ajjhattaṁ rūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati parittāni suvaṇṇadubbaṇṇāni. Tāni abhibhuyya: ‘jānāmi passāmī’ti— evaṁsaññī hoti. … ajjhattaṁ rūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati appamāṇāni suvaṇṇadubbaṇṇāni. Tāni abhibhuyya: ‘jānāmi passāmī’ti— evaṁsaññī hoti. … ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati parittāni suvaṇṇadubbaṇṇāni. Tāni abhibhuyya: ‘jānāmi passāmī’ti— evaṁsaññī hoti. … ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati appamāṇāni suvaṇṇadubbaṇṇāni. Tāni abhibhuyya: ‘jānāmi passāmī’ti— evaṁsaññī hoti. … ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati nīlāni nīlavaṇṇāni nīlanidassanāni nīlanibhāsāni. Tāni abhibhuyya: ‘jānāmi passāmī’ti— evaṁsaññī hoti. … ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati pītāni pītavaṇṇāni pītanidassanāni pītanibhāsāni. Tāni abhibhuyya: ‘jānāmi passāmī’ti— evaṁsaññī hoti. … ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati lohitakāni lohitakavaṇṇāni lohitakanidassanāni lohitakanibhāsāni. Tāni abhibhuyya: ‘jānāmi passāmī’ti— evaṁsaññī hoti. … ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati odātāni odātavaṇṇāni odātanidassanāni odātanibhāsāni. Tāni abhibhuyya: ‘jānāmi passāmī’ti— evaṁsaññī hoti.
Perceiving form internally, he sees forms externally, limited, beautiful or ugly, and having overcome them, is percipient thus: ‘I know, I see’ … Perceiving form internally, he sees forms externally, limitless, beautiful or ugly, and having overcome them, is percipient thus: ‘I know, I see’ … Not perceiving form internally, he sees forms externally, limited, beautiful or ugly, and having overcome them, is percipient thus: ‘I know, I see’ … Not perceiving form internally, he sees forms externally, limitless, beautiful or ugly, and having overcome them, is percipient thus: ‘I know, I see’ … Not perceiving form internally, he sees forms externally, blue, blue in color, blue in appearance, shining blue, and having overcome them, is percipient thus: ‘I know, I see’ … Not perceiving form internally, he sees forms externally, yellow, yellow in color, yellow in appearance, shining yellow, and having overcome them, is percipient thus: ‘I know, I see’ … Not perceiving form internally, he sees forms externally, red, red in color, red in appearance, shining red, and having overcome them, is percipient thus: ‘I know, I see’ … Not perceiving form internally, he sees forms externally, white, white in color, white in appearance, shining white, and having overcome them, is percipient thus: ‘I know, I see.’
1.447–454
Rūpī rūpāni passati … ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati … subhanteva adhimutto hoti … sabbaso rūpasaññānaṁ samatikkamā paṭighasaññānaṁ atthaṅgamā nānattasaññānaṁ amanasikārā ananto ākāsoti ākāsānañcāyatanaṁ upasampajja viharati … sabbaso ākāsānañcāyatanaṁ samatikkamma anantaṁ viññāṇanti viññāṇañcāyatanaṁ upasampajja viharati … sabbaso viññāṇañcāyatanaṁ samatikkamma natthi kiñcīti ākiñcaññāyatanaṁ upasampajja viharati … sabbaso ākiñcaññāyatanaṁ samatikkamma nevasaññānāsaññāyatanaṁ upasampajja viharati … sabbaso nevasaññānāsaññāyatanaṁ samatikkamma saññāvedayitanirodhaṁ upasampajja viharati ….
Possessing form, he sees forms … Not perceiving form internally, he sees forms externally … He is intent only on the beautiful … With the complete surpassing of perceptions of form, with the disappearance of perception of sensory impact, and non-attention to perception of diversity, the bhikkhu enters upon and abides in the base of boundless space, aware that ‘space is boundless’ … With the complete surpassing of the base of boundless space, aware that ‘consciousness is boundless,’ he enters upon and dwells in the base of boundless consciousness … With the complete surpassing of the base of boundless consciousness, aware that ‘there is nothing,’ he enters upon and dwells in the base of nothingness … With the complete surpassing of the base of nothingness, he enters upon and dwells in the base of neither perception nor non-perception … With the complete surpassing of the base of neither perception nor non-perception, he enters upon and dwells in the cessation of perception and what is felt.
1.455–464
Pathavikasiṇaṁ bhāveti … āpokasiṇaṁ bhāveti … tejokasiṇaṁ bhāveti … vāyokasiṇaṁ bhāveti … nīlakasiṇaṁ bhāveti … pītakasiṇaṁ bhāveti … lohitakasiṇaṁ bhāveti … odātakasiṇaṁ bhāveti … ākāsakasiṇaṁ bhāveti … viññāṇakasiṇaṁ bhāveti …. (…)
He cultivates the earth kasiṇa … cultivates the water kasiṇa … cultivates the fire kasiṇa … cultivates the wind kasiṇa … cultivates the blue kasiṇa … cultivates the yellow kasiṇa … cultivates the red kasiṇa … cultivates the white kasiṇa … cultivates the space kasiṇa … the consciousness kasiṇa …
1.465–474
Asubhasaññaṁ bhāveti … maraṇasaññaṁ bhāveti … āhāre paṭikūlasaññaṁ bhāveti … sabbaloke anabhiratisaññaṁ bhāveti … aniccasaññaṁ bhāveti … anicce dukkhasaññaṁ bhāveti … dukkhe anattasaññaṁ bhāveti … pahānasaññaṁ bhāveti … virāgasaññaṁ bhāveti … nirodhasaññaṁ bhāveti ….
He cultivates the perception of unattractiveness … cultivates the perception of death … cultivates the perception of unpleasantness of food … cultivates the perception of non-delight in the whole world … cultivates the the perception of impermanence … cultivates the perception of unsatisfactoriness in impermanence … cultivates the perception of not-self in unsatisfactoriness … cultivates the perception of abandoning … cultivates the perception of dispassion … cultivates the perception of cessation …
1.475–484
Aniccasaññaṁ bhāveti … anattasaññaṁ bhāveti … maraṇasaññaṁ bhāveti … āhāre paṭikūlasaññaṁ bhāveti … sabbaloke anabhiratisaññaṁ bhāveti … aṭṭhikasaññaṁ bhāveti … puḷavakasaññaṁ bhāveti … vinīlakasaññaṁ bhāveti … vicchiddakasaññaṁ bhāveti … uddhumātakasaññaṁ bhāveti ….
He cultivates the perception of impermanence … cultivates the perception of not-self … cultivates the perception of death … cultivates the perception of unpleasantness of food … cultivates the perception of non-delight in the whole world … cultivates the perception of a skeleton … cultivates the perception of a worm infested corpse … cultivates the perception of a livid corpse … cultivates the perception of a fissured corpse … the perception of a bloated corpse …
1.485–494
Buddhānussatiṁ bhāveti … dhammānussatiṁ bhāveti … saṅghānussatiṁ bhāveti … sīlānussatiṁ bhāveti … cāgānussatiṁ bhāveti … devatānussatiṁ bhāveti … ānāpānassatiṁ bhāveti … maraṇassatiṁ bhāveti … kāyagatāsatiṁ bhāveti … upasamānussatiṁ bhāveti ….
He cultivates the recollection of the Buddha … cultivates the recollection of the Dhamma … cultivates the recollection of the Saṅgha … cultivates the recollection of one’s virtue … cultivates the recollection of one’s generosity … cultivates the recollection of the divine beings … cultivates the mindfulness while breathing in and out … cultivates the recollection of death … cultivates the mindfulness directed to the body … cultivates the recollection of tranquility …
1.495–574
Paṭhamajjhānasahagataṁ saddhindriyaṁ bhāveti … vīriyindriyaṁ bhāveti … satindriyaṁ bhāveti … samādhindriyaṁ bhāveti … paññindriyaṁ bhāveti … saddhābalaṁ bhāveti … vīriyabalaṁ bhāveti … satibalaṁ bhāveti … samādhibalaṁ bhāveti … paññābalaṁ bhāveti ….
He cultivates the faculty of faith accompanied by the first jhāna … the faculty of energy … the faculty of mindfulness … the faculty of collectedness … the faculty of wisdom … the power of faith … the power of energy … the power of mindfulness … the power of collectedness … the power of wisdom …
Dutiyajjhānasahagataṁ …pe…
Accompanied by the second jhāna …
tatiyajjhānasahagataṁ …pe…
Accompanied by the third jhāna …
catutthajjhānasahagataṁ …pe…
Accompanied by the fourth jhāna …
mettāsahagataṁ …pe…
Accompanied by loving-kindness …
karuṇāsahagataṁ …pe…
Accompanied by compassion …
muditāsahagataṁ …pe…
Accompanied by appreciative joy …
upekkhāsahagataṁ saddhindriyaṁ bhāveti … vīriyindriyaṁ bhāveti … satindriyaṁ bhāveti … samādhindriyaṁ bhāveti … paññindriyaṁ bhāveti … saddhābalaṁ bhāveti … vīriyabalaṁ bhāveti … satibalaṁ bhāveti … samādhibalaṁ bhāveti … paññābalaṁ bhāveti.
He cultivates the faculty of faith accompanied by equanimity … the faculty of energy … the faculty of mindfulness … the faculty of collectedness … the faculty of wisdom … the power of faith … the power of energy … the power of mindfulness … the power of collectedness … the power of wisdom.
Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave: ‘bhikkhu arittajjhāno viharati satthusāsanakaro ovādapatikaro, amoghaṁ raṭṭhapiṇḍaṁ bhuñjati’. Ko pana vādo ye naṁ bahulīkarontī”ti.
This is called, bhikkhus: ‘A bhikkhu who is not devoid of jhāna, who lives in accordance with the Teacher’s instruction, who follows his guidance, and who does not eat the country’s alms food in vain.’ How much more, then, for those who practice it frequently!”