Laṭukikopamasutta

Suttapiṭaka · Majjhimanikāya · Vol. 13 · Section 185

[185] "Here, Udāyi, a bhikkhu, quite secluded from sensual pleasures … enters upon and dwells in the first jhāna. This, Udāyi, I say is not enough; I say: abandon it; I say: transcend it. And what is the transcending of it? Here, Udāyi, a bhikkhu, with the subsiding of thought and examination (vitakka-vicāra) … enters upon and dwells in the second jhāna: this is the transcending of it. This too, Udāyi, I say is not enough; I say: abandon it; I say: transcend it. And what is the transcending of it? Here, Udāyi, a bhikkhu, with the fading away of rapture (pīti) … enters upon and dwells in the third jhāna: this is the transcending of it. This too, Udāyi, I say is not enough; I say: abandon it; I say: transcend it. And what is the transcending of it? Here, Udāyi, a bhikkhu, with the abandoning of pleasure … enters upon and dwells in the fourth jhāna: this is the transcending of it. This too, Udāyi, I say is not enough; I say: abandon it; I say: transcend it. And what is the transcending of it? Here, Udāyi, with the complete transcending of perceptions of form, with the passing away of perceptions of sensory impingement, with non-attention to perceptions of diversity, aware that 'space is infinite', a bhikkhu enters upon and dwells in the base of the infinity of space (ākāsānañcāyatana): this is the transcending of it. This too, Udāyi, I say is not enough; I say: abandon it; I say: transcend it. And what is the transcending of it? Here, Udāyi, with the complete transcending of the base of the infinity of space, aware that 'consciousness is infinite', a bhikkhu enters upon and dwells in the base of the infinity of consciousness (viññāṇañcāyatana): this is the transcending of it. This too, Udāyi, I say is not enough; I say: abandon it; I say: transcend it. And what is the transcending of it? Here, Udāyi, with the complete transcending of the base of the infinity of consciousness, aware that 'there is nothing', a bhikkhu enters upon and dwells in the base of nothingness (ākiñcaññāyatana): this is the transcending of it. This too, Udāyi, I say is not enough; I say: abandon it; I say: transcend it. And what is the transcending of it? Here, Udāyi, with the complete transcending of the base of nothingness, a bhikkhu enters upon and dwells in the base of neither-perception-nor-non-perception (nevasaññānāsaññāyatana): this is the transcending of it. This too, Udāyi, I say is not enough; I say: abandon it; I say: transcend it. And what is the transcending of it? Here, Udāyi, with the complete transcending of the base of neither-perception-nor-non-perception, [a bhikkhu] enters upon and dwells in the cessation of perception and feeling (saññāvedayitanirodha): this is the transcending of it. Thus indeed, Udāyi, I declare the abandoning even of the base of neither-perception-nor-non-perception. Do you see, Udāyi, any fetter (saṃyojana), fine or coarse, whose abandoning I do not declare?" "No indeed, venerable sir." Thus spoke the Blessed One. Elated, the venerable Udāyī delighted in the Blessed One's words. The Laṭukikopama Sutta, the sixth, is finished. _______________ The Cātuma Sutta

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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