[181] Which phenomena (dhammā) are wholesome? On the occasion when one develops the path (magga) for rebirth in the form realm (rūpūpapatti) and, not percipient of form internally (ajjhattaṃ arūpasaññī), sees forms externally, limited — "Having mastered them, I know, I see" — and, quite secluded from sensual pleasures, … attains and dwells in the first jhāna, of painful practice and sluggish direct knowledge (dukkhāpaṭipadaṃ dandhābhiññaṃ), limited (parittaṃ), with a limited object (parittārammaṇaṃ): 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 realm and, not percipient of form internally, sees forms externally, limited — "Having mastered them, I know, I see" — and, quite secluded from sensual pleasures, … attains and dwells in the first jhāna, of painful practice and sluggish direct knowledge, measureless (appamāṇaṃ), with a limited object: 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 realm and, not percipient of form internally, sees forms externally, limited — "Having mastered them, I know, I see" — and, quite secluded from sensual pleasures, … attains and dwells in the first jhāna, of painful practice and quick direct knowledge (khippābhiññaṃ), limited, with a limited object: 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 realm and, not percipient of form internally, sees forms externally, limited — "Having mastered them, I know, I see" — and, quite secluded from sensual pleasures, … attains and dwells in the first jhāna, of painful practice and quick direct knowledge, measureless, with a limited object: 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 realm and, not percipient of form internally, sees forms externally, limited — "Having mastered them, I know, I see" — and, quite secluded from sensual pleasures, … attains and dwells in the first jhāna, of pleasant practice (sukhāpaṭipadaṃ) and sluggish direct knowledge, limited, with a limited object: 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 realm and, not percipient of form internally, sees forms externally, limited — "Having mastered them, I know, I see" — and, quite secluded from sensual pleasures, … attains and dwells in the first jhāna, of pleasant practice and sluggish direct knowledge, measureless, with a limited object: 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 realm and, not percipient of form internally, sees forms externally, limited — "Having mastered them, I know, I see" — and, quite secluded from sensual pleasures, … attains and dwells in the first jhāna, of pleasant practice and quick direct knowledge, limited, with a limited object: 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 realm and, not percipient of form internally, sees forms externally, limited — "Having mastered them, I know, I see" — and, quite secluded from sensual pleasures, … attains and dwells in the first jhāna, of pleasant practice and quick direct knowledge, measureless, with a limited object: 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 realm and, not percipient of form internally, sees forms externally, limited — "Having mastered them, I know, I see" — and, with the stilling of thought and examination (vitakkavicārānaṃ vūpasamā), … attains and dwells in the second jhāna … the third jhāna … the fourth jhāna … the first jhāna … the fifth jhāna — of painful practice and sluggish direct knowledge, limited, with a limited object … of painful practice and sluggish direct knowledge, measureless, with a limited object … of painful practice and quick direct knowledge, limited, with a limited object … of painful practice and quick direct knowledge, measureless, with a limited object … of pleasant practice and sluggish direct knowledge, limited, with a limited object … of pleasant practice and sluggish direct knowledge, measureless, with a limited object … of pleasant practice and quick direct knowledge, limited, with a limited object … of pleasant practice and quick direct knowledge, measureless, with a limited object: on that occasion there is contact … there is non-distraction … These phenomena are wholesome.
The Eightfold Cycle (aṭṭhakkhattukaṃ).
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.