[115] "It is possible, Cunda, that wanderers of other sects (aññatitthiyā paribbājakā) might say thus: 'The ascetics who are sons of the Sakyan dwell devoted to these four devotions to indulgence in pleasure (sukhallikānuyoga).' They should be told: 'Not so!' They would not be speaking rightly of you; rather, they would misrepresent you with what is untrue and unreal.
Cunda, these four devotions to indulgence in pleasure lead exclusively to disenchantment, to dispassion, to cessation (nirodha), to peace, to direct knowledge, to enlightenment, to Nibbāna. Which four? Here, Cunda, a bhikkhu, secluded from sensual pleasures, secluded from unwholesome states, enters upon and dwells in the first jhāna, which is accompanied by thought and examination and has rapture (pīti) and happiness born of seclusion. This is the first devotion to indulgence in pleasure. Furthermore, Cunda, with the subsiding of thought and examination, a bhikkhu … enters upon and dwells in the second jhāna. This is the second devotion to indulgence in pleasure. Furthermore, Cunda, with the fading away of rapture, a bhikkhu … enters upon and dwells in the third jhāna. This is the third devotion to indulgence in pleasure. Furthermore, Cunda, with the abandoning of pleasure and the abandoning of pain, a bhikkhu … enters upon and dwells in the fourth jhāna. This is the fourth devotion to indulgence in pleasure. These, Cunda, are the four devotions to indulgence in pleasure that lead exclusively to disenchantment, to dispassion, to cessation, to peace, to direct knowledge, to enlightenment, to Nibbāna.
It is possible, Cunda, that wanderers of other sects might say thus: 'The ascetics who are sons of the Sakyan dwell devoted to these four devotions to indulgence in pleasure.' They should be told: 'Just so!' Speaking thus, they would be speaking rightly of you; they would not misrepresent you with what is untrue and unreal."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.