Suññatavāra

Abhidhammapiṭaka · Dhammasaṅgaṇī · Vol. 34 · Section 173

[173] Which phenomena (dhammā) are wholesome? On the occasion when one develops the path for rebirth in the form sphere (rūpūpapatti) and, quite secluded from sensual pleasures … enters and dwells in the first jhāna — of painful practice and quick direct knowledge (dukkhāpaṭipadaṃ khippābhiññaṃ), limited (parittaṃ), with a limited object (parittārammaṇaṃ) — on the earth kasiṇa (paṭhavīkasiṇaṃ), on that occasion there is contact (phassa) … there is non-distraction (avikkhepa) … These phenomena are wholesome. Which phenomena are wholesome? On the occasion when one develops the path for rebirth in the form sphere and, quite secluded from sensual pleasures … enters and dwells in the first jhāna — of painful practice and quick direct knowledge, limited, with a measureless object (appamāṇārammaṇaṃ) — on the earth kasiṇa, on that occasion there is contact … there is non-distraction … These phenomena are wholesome. Which phenomena are wholesome? On the occasion when one develops the path for rebirth in the form sphere and, quite secluded from sensual pleasures … enters and dwells in the first jhāna — of painful practice and quick direct knowledge, measureless (appamāṇaṃ), with a limited object — on the earth kasiṇa, on that occasion there is contact … there is non-distraction … These phenomena are wholesome. Which phenomena are wholesome? On the occasion when one develops the path for rebirth in the form sphere and, quite secluded from sensual pleasures … enters and dwells in the first jhāna — of painful practice and quick direct knowledge, measureless, with a measureless object — on the earth kasiṇa, on that occasion there is contact … there is non-distraction … These phenomena are wholesome.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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