[65] There are two abandonments (pahāna): abandonment by cutting off (samucchedappahāna) and abandonment by tranquilization (paṭippassaddhippahāna). Abandonment by cutting off is for one developing the supramundane path (magga) leading to destruction; and abandonment by tranquilization is at the moment of fruition.
There are three abandonments: this is the escape (nissaraṇa) from sensual pleasures, namely, renunciation (nekkhamma); this is the escape from forms, namely, the formless (āruppa); and whatever has come to be, is conditioned, is dependently arisen — cessation (nirodha) is its escape. For one who has attained renunciation, sensual pleasures are both abandoned and relinquished; for one who has attained the formless, forms are both abandoned and relinquished; for one who has attained cessation, formations are both abandoned and relinquished.
There are four abandonments: penetrating the truth of suffering (dukkha), which is penetration by full understanding, one abandons; penetrating the truth of origin, which is penetration by abandonment, one abandons; penetrating the truth of cessation, which is penetration by realization, one abandons; penetrating the truth of the path, which is penetration by development, one abandons.
There are five abandonments: abandonment by suppression (vikkhambhanappahāna), abandonment by substitution of opposites (tadaṅgappahāna), abandonment by cutting off, abandonment by tranquilization, and abandonment by escape (nissaraṇappahāna). Abandonment by suppression of the hindrances (nīvaraṇa) is for one developing the first jhāna; abandonment by substitution of opposites of views is for one developing concentration (samādhi) partaking of penetration; abandonment by cutting off is for one developing the supramundane path leading to destruction; abandonment by tranquilization is at the moment of fruition; and abandonment by escape is cessation — Nibbāna.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.