The Buddha describes the ten universal dimensions of meditation—on earth, water, fire, air, blue, yellow, red, white, space, and consciousness—perceived as undivided and limitless.
“Dasayimāni, bhikkhave, kasiṇāyatanāni. Katamāni dasa? Pathavīkasiṇameko sañjānāti uddhaṁ adho tiriyaṁ advayaṁ appamāṇaṁ; āpokasiṇameko sañjānāti …pe… tejokasiṇameko sañjānāti … vāyokasiṇameko sañjānāti … nīlakasiṇameko sañjānāti … pītakasiṇameko sañjānāti … lohitakasiṇameko sañjānāti … odātakasiṇameko sañjānāti … ākāsakasiṇameko sañjānāti … viññāṇakasiṇameko sañjānāti uddhaṁ adho tiriyaṁ advayaṁ appamāṇaṁ. Imāni kho, bhikkhave, dasa kasiṇāyatanānī”ti.
Pañcamaṁ.
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
“Dasayimāni, bhikkhave, kasiṇāyatanāni.
“Mendicants, there are these ten universal dimensions of meditation.
Katamāni dasa?
What ten?
Pathavīkasiṇameko sañjānāti uddhaṁ adho tiriyaṁ advayaṁ appamāṇaṁ;
Someone perceives the meditation on universal earth above, below, across, undivided and limitless.
āpokasiṇameko sañjānāti …pe…
They perceive the meditation on universal water …
tejokasiṇameko sañjānāti …
the meditation on universal fire …
vāyokasiṇameko sañjānāti …
the meditation on universal air …
nīlakasiṇameko sañjānāti …
the meditation on universal blue …
pītakasiṇameko sañjānāti …
the meditation on universal yellow …
lohitakasiṇameko sañjānāti …
the meditation on universal red …
odātakasiṇameko sañjānāti …
the meditation on universal white …
ākāsakasiṇameko sañjānāti …
the meditation on universal space …
viññāṇakasiṇameko sañjānāti uddhaṁ adho tiriyaṁ advayaṁ appamāṇaṁ.
They perceive the meditation on universal consciousness above, below, across, undivided and limitless.
Imāni kho, bhikkhave, dasa kasiṇāyatanānī”ti.
These are the ten universal dimensions of meditation.”
Pañcamaṁ.
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Last updated on July 27, 2026