[191] 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 accompanied by the perception of a bloated corpse (uddhumātakasaññā), 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 accompanied by the perception of a livid corpse (vinīlakasaññā) … accompanied by the perception of a festering corpse (vipubbakasaññā) … accompanied by the perception of a cut-up corpse (vicchiddakasaññā) … accompanied by the perception of a gnawed corpse (vikkhāyitakasaññā) … accompanied by the perception of a scattered corpse (vikkhittakasaññā) … accompanied by the perception of a hacked-and-scattered corpse (hatavikkhittakasaññā) … accompanied by the perception of a blood-stained corpse (lohitakasaññā) … accompanied by the perception of a worm-infested corpse (puḷuvakasaññā) … accompanied by the perception of a skeleton (aṭṭhikasaññā), on that occasion there is contact … there is non-distraction … These phenomena are wholesome. …
The jhāna on foulness (asubhajjhāna), sixteenfold [each].
The wholesome of the form sphere (rūpāvacarakusala) [concluded].
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.