Suññatavāra

Abhidhammapiṭaka · Dhammasaṅgaṇī · Vol. 34 · Section 468

[468] Which phenomena (dhammā) are indeterminate (abyākata)? On the occasion when one develops the supramundane (lokuttara) jhāna — leading out [of the round] (niyyānika), conducing to the dismantling [of the round] (apacayagāmī) — for the abandonment of views (diṭṭhigata), for the attainment of the first plane (bhūmi): quite secluded from sensual pleasures … he enters and dwells in the first jhāna, of painful practice (dukkhāpaṭipada) and quick direct knowledge (khippābhiñña), desireless (appaṇihita), with zeal as the dominant factor (chandādhipateyya) … of pleasant practice (sukhāpaṭipada) and sluggish direct knowledge (dandhābhiñña), desireless, with zeal as dominant … of pleasant practice and quick direct knowledge, desireless, with zeal as dominant … the second jhāna … the third jhāna … the fourth jhāna … the first jhāna … he enters and dwells in the fifth jhāna, of pleasant practice and quick direct knowledge, desireless, with zeal as dominant — this is wholesome … of pleasant practice and quick direct knowledge, desireless, with zeal as dominant — this is the resultant (vipāka) … of pleasant practice and quick direct knowledge, desireless, with zeal as dominant — this is wholesome … of pleasant practice and quick direct knowledge, signless (animitta), with zeal as dominant — this is the resultant … of pleasant practice and quick direct knowledge, desireless, with zeal as dominant — this is wholesome … of pleasant practice and quick direct knowledge, empty (suññata), with zeal as dominant — this is 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English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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