Jhānasutta

Suttapiṭaka · Aṅguttaranikāya · Pañcakanipāta · Chakkanipāta · Vol. 22 · Section 345

[345] Bhikkhus, without having abandoned six dhammas, one is incapable of entering and dwelling in the first jhāna (paṭhamaṃ jhānaṃ). What six? The thought of sensuality (kāmavitakka), the thought of ill will (byāpādavitakka), the thought of harming (vihiṃsāvitakka), the perception of sensuality (kāmasaññā), the perception of ill will (byāpādasaññā), and the perception of harming (vihiṃsāsaññā). Bhikkhus, without having abandoned these six dhammas, one is incapable of entering and dwelling in the first jhāna. Bhikkhus, having abandoned six dhammas, one is capable of entering and dwelling in the first jhāna. What six? The thought of sensuality, the thought of ill will, the thought of harming, the perception of sensuality, the perception of ill will, and the perception of harming. Bhikkhus, having abandoned these six dhammas, one is capable of entering and dwelling in the first jhāna. The Devatāvagga, the second. Its summary (uddāna): The non-returner, the [arahant], friends, deities, mindfulness, the eyewitness, powers, that jhāna, and two others besides. ___________ The Arahantavagga, the third.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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