[162] Bhikkhus, there are these eight bases of mastery (abhibhāyatana). What eight?
Percipient of form internally, someone sees forms externally, limited, beautiful or 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 or 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 or 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, beautiful or ugly; 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, blue in color, blue in appearance, blue in luminosity; 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, yellow in color, yellow in appearance, yellow in luminosity; 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, red in color, red in appearance, red in luminosity; 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, white in color, white in appearance, white in luminosity; having mastered them, he is percipient thus: "I know, I see." This is the eighth base of mastery.
These, bhikkhus, are the eight bases of mastery.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.