Suññatavāra

Abhidhammapiṭaka · Dhammasaṅgaṇī · Vol. 34 · Section 458

[458] Which phenomena (dhammā) are indeterminate (abyākata)? On the occasion when one develops supramundane (lokuttara) jhāna — leading out (niyyānika), leading to dismantling (apacayagāmī) — for the abandoning of views (diṭṭhigata), for the attainment of the first plane (bhūmi): with the stilling of thought and examination (vitakka-vicāra) … the second jhāna … the third jhāna … the fourth jhāna … the first jhāna … one enters and dwells in the fifth jhāna — of painful practice and sluggish direct knowledge (dukkhāpaṭipada-dandhābhiñña), emptiness (suññata), with zeal as the dominant influence (chandādhipateyya) — thus the wholesome (kusala); … of painful practice and sluggish direct knowledge, emptiness, with zeal as the dominant influence — thus the resultant (vipāka); … of painful practice and sluggish direct knowledge, emptiness, with zeal as the dominant influence — thus the wholesome; … of painful practice and sluggish direct knowledge, signless (animitta), with zeal as the dominant influence — thus the resultant; … of painful practice and sluggish direct knowledge, emptiness, with zeal as the dominant influence — thus the wholesome; … of painful practice and sluggish direct knowledge, desireless (appaṇihita), with zeal as the dominant influence — thus the resultant; on that occasion there is contact (phassa) … there is non-distraction (avikkhepa) … These phenomena are indeterminate.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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