Suññatavāra

Abhidhammapiṭaka · Dhammasaṅgaṇī · Vol. 34 · Section 187

[187] Which phenomena (dhammā) are wholesome? On the occasion when one develops the path for rebirth in the form realm (rūpūpapatti) — when, not percipient of form internally, one sees forms externally, measureless, beautiful or ugly, and, mastering them, [perceives:] "I know, I see" — and, quite secluded from sensual pleasures, … one enters and dwells in the first jhāna: 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 — when, not percipient of form internally, one sees forms externally, measureless, beautiful or ugly, and, mastering them, [perceives:] "I know, I see" — and, with the subsiding of thought-conception (vitakka) and discursive thought (vicāra), … the second jhāna … the third jhāna … the fourth jhāna … the first jhāna … one enters and dwells in the fifth jhāna: on that occasion there is contact … there is non-distraction … These phenomena are wholesome. This too is eightfold.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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