[235] Bhikkhus, there are these nine progressive cessations (anupubbanirodha). What nine? For one who has attained the first jhāna, perception of the material (āmisasaññā) has ceased. For one who has attained the second jhāna, thought and examination (vitakka-vicārā) have ceased. For one who has attained the third jhāna, rapture (pīti) has ceased. For one who has attained the fourth jhāna, in-breathing and out-breathing have ceased. For one who has attained the base of the infinity of space (ākāsānañcāyatana), perception of form (rūpasaññā) has ceased. For one who has attained the base of the infinity of consciousness (viññāṇañcāyatana), the perception of the base of the infinity of space has ceased. For one who has attained the base of nothingness (ākiñcaññāyatana), the perception of the base of the infinity of consciousness has ceased. For one who has attained the base of neither-perception-nor-non-perception (nevasaññānāsaññāyatana), the perception of the base of nothingness has ceased. For one who has attained the cessation of perception and feeling (saññāvedayitanirodha), perception and feeling (vedanā) have ceased. These, bhikkhus, are the nine progressive cessations.
The Sattāvāsa Chapter, the Third.
Its summary (uddāna):
Ṭhāna, Khaḷuṅka, Taṇhā,
Vavatthasaññā, Silāyūpa,
two Elders (therā), two on resentment (āghāta),
and with the Progressive Cessation.
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The Great Chapter (Mahāvagga), the Fourth
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.