Koṭṭhāsavāra

Abhidhammapiṭaka · Dhammasaṅgaṇī · Vol. 34 · Section 80

[80] What, on that occasion, is the five-factored jhāna (pañcaṅgikaṃ jhānaṃ)? Applied thought (vitakka), sustained thought (vicāra), rapture (pīti), pleasure (sukha), one-pointedness of mind (cittass'ekaggatā). What, on that occasion, is applied thought? That which, on that occasion, is thinking, applied thought, intention, the fixing, the firm fixing, the application of the mind (citta), right thought (sammāsaṅkappa) — this, on that occasion, is applied thought. What, on that occasion, is sustained thought? That which, on that occasion, is examining, sustained thought, continued examining, close examining, the continuous connecting of the mind, the continuous pondering — this, on that occasion, is sustained thought. What, on that occasion, is rapture? That which, on that occasion, is rapture, gladness, rejoicing, delight, mirth, merriment, felicity, elation, satisfaction of mind — this, on that occasion, is rapture. What, on that occasion, is pleasure? That which, on that occasion, is mental ease, mental pleasure, the agreeable, pleasant experience born of mind-contact, the agreeable, pleasant feeling (vedanā) born of mind-contact — this, on that occasion, is pleasure. What, on that occasion, is one-pointedness of mind? That which, on that occasion, is stability of the mind, steadfastness, steadiness, non-wavering, non-distraction, the state of a mind that is unwavering, calm (samatha), the faculty of concentration (samādhindriya), the power of concentration (samādhibala), right concentration (sammāsamādhi) — this, on that occasion, is one-pointedness of mind. This, on that occasion, is the five-factored jhāna.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.