[341] Furthermore, Udāyī, I have declared to my disciples the way of practice (paṭipadā), practising in accordance with which my disciples develop the eight bases of mastery (abhibhāyatana).
Percipient of form internally, someone sees forms externally — limited, beautiful and ugly; having mastered them, he is percipient thus: 'I know, I see.' This is the first base of mastery.
Percipient of form internally, someone sees forms externally — measureless, beautiful and ugly; having mastered them, he is percipient thus: 'I know, I see.' This is the second base of mastery.
Not percipient of form internally, someone sees forms externally — limited, beautiful and ugly; having mastered them, he is percipient thus: 'I know, I see.' This is the third base of mastery.
Not percipient of form internally, someone sees forms externally — measureless; having mastered them, he is percipient thus: 'I know, I see.' This is the fourth base of mastery.
Not percipient of form internally, someone sees forms externally — blue, of blue colour, blue in appearance, with blue lustre. Just as a flax flower (ummārapuppha) is of blue colour, blue in appearance, with blue lustre; or just as that cloth of Bārāṇasī, smoothed on both sides, is blue, of blue colour, blue in appearance, with blue lustre — even so, not percipient of form internally, someone sees forms externally — blue, of blue colour, blue in appearance, with blue lustre; having mastered them, he is percipient thus: 'I know, I see.' This is the fifth base of mastery.
Not percipient of form internally, someone sees forms externally — yellow, of yellow colour, yellow in appearance, with yellow lustre. Just as a kaṇṇikāra flower is of yellow colour, yellow in appearance, with yellow lustre; or just as that cloth of Bārāṇasī, smoothed on both sides, is yellow, of yellow colour, yellow in appearance, with yellow lustre — even so, not percipient of form internally, someone sees forms externally — yellow, of yellow colour, yellow in appearance, with yellow lustre; having mastered them, he is percipient thus: 'I know, I see.' This is the sixth base of mastery.
Not percipient of form internally, someone sees forms externally — red, of red colour, red in appearance, with red lustre. Just as a bandhujīvaka flower is red, of red colour, red in appearance, with red lustre; or just as that cloth of Bārāṇasī, smoothed on both sides, is red, of red colour, red in appearance, with red lustre — even so, not percipient of form internally, someone sees forms externally — red, of red colour, red in appearance, with red lustre; having mastered them, he is percipient thus: 'I know, I see.' This is the seventh base of mastery.
Not percipient of form internally, someone sees forms externally — white, of white colour, white in appearance, with white lustre. Just as the morning star (osadhitārakā) is white, of white colour, white in appearance, with white lustre; or just as that cloth of Bārāṇasī, smoothed on both sides, is white, of white colour, white in appearance, with white lustre — even so, not percipient of form internally, someone sees forms externally — white, of white colour, white in appearance, with white lustre; having mastered them, he is percipient thus: 'I know, I see.' This is the eighth base of mastery.
And therein many of my disciples dwell having attained the consummation and perfection of direct knowledge (abhiññā).
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.