AN 9.31 Progressive Cessations

Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).

“Mendicants, there are these nine progressive cessations.

What nine?

For someone who has attained the first absorption, sensual perceptions have ceased.

For someone who has attained the second absorption, the placing of the mind and keeping it connected have ceased.

For someone who has attained the third absorption, rapture has ceased.

For someone who has attained the fourth absorption, breathing has ceased.

For someone who has attained the dimension of infinite space, the perception of form has ceased.

For someone who has attained the dimension of infinite consciousness, the perception of the dimension of infinite space has ceased.

For someone who has attained the dimension of nothingness, the perception of the dimension of infinite consciousness has ceased.

For someone who has attained the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception, the perception of the dimension of nothingness has ceased.

For someone who has attained the cessation of perception and feeling, perception and feeling have ceased.

These are the nine progressive cessations.”

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“Navayime, bhikkhave, anupubbanirodhā.

Katame nava?

Paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ samāpannassa kāmasaññā niruddhā hoti;

dutiyaṁ jhānaṁ samāpannassa vitakkavicārā niruddhā honti;

tatiyaṁ jhānaṁ samāpannassa pīti niruddhā hoti;

catutthaṁ jhānaṁ samāpannassa assāsapassāsā niruddhā honti;

ākāsānañcāyatanaṁ samāpannassa rūpasaññā niruddhā hoti;

viññāṇañcāyatanaṁ samāpannassa ākāsānañcāyatanasaññā niruddhā hoti;

ākiñcaññāyatanaṁ samāpannassa viññāṇañcāyatanasaññā niruddhā hoti;

nevasaññānāsaññāyatanaṁ samāpannassa ākiñcaññāyatanasaññā niruddhā hoti;

saññāvedayitanirodhaṁ samāpannassa saññā ca vedanā ca niruddhā honti.

Ime kho, bhikkhave, nava anupubbanirodhā”ti.

Ekādasamaṁ.

Sattāvāsavaggo tatiyo.

Tassuddānaṁ

Tiṭhānaṁ khaḷuṅko taṇhā,

Sattapaññā silāyupo;

Dve verā dve āghātāni,

Anupubbanirodhena cāti.