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“If, mendicants, a mendicant develops the first absorption, even as long as a finger-snap, they are called “Accharāsaṅghātamattampi ce, bhikkhave, bhikkhu paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ bhāveti, ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave: a mendicant who does not lack absorption, who follows the Teacher’s instructions, who responds to advice, and who does not eat the country’s alms in vain. ‘bhikkhu arittajjhāno viharati, satthusāsanakaro ovādapatikaro, amoghaṁ raṭṭhapiṇḍaṁ bhuñjati’. How much more so those who make much of it!” Ko pana vādo ye naṁ bahulīkarontī”ti.

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“If, mendicants, a mendicant develops the second … “Accharāsaṅghātamattampi ce, bhikkhave, bhikkhu dutiyaṁ jhānaṁ bhāveti …pe… third … tatiyaṁ jhānaṁ bhāveti …pe… or fourth absorption … catutthaṁ jhānaṁ bhāveti …pe… or the heart’s release by love … mettaṁ cetovimuttiṁ bhāveti …pe… or the heart’s release by compassion … karuṇaṁ cetovimuttiṁ bhāveti …pe… or the heart’s release by rejoicing … muditaṁ cetovimuttiṁ bhāveti …pe… or the heart’s release by equanimity, even as long as a finger-snap … upekkhaṁ cetovimuttiṁ bhāveti …pe….

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If a mendicant meditates by observing an aspect of the body … Kāye kāyānupassī viharati ātāpī sampajāno satimā vineyya loke abhijjhādomanassaṁ …pe… feelings … vedanāsu vedanānupassī viharati … mind … citte cittānupassī viharati … principles—keen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world, even for the time of a finger-snap … dhammesu dhammānupassī viharati ātāpī sampajāno satimā vineyya loke abhijjhādomanassaṁ.

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If they generate enthusiasm, try, make an effort, exert the mind, and strive so that bad, unskillful qualities don’t arise, even for the time of a finger-snap … Anuppannānaṁ pāpakānaṁ akusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ anuppādāya chandaṁ janeti vāyamati vīriyaṁ ārabhati cittaṁ paggaṇhāti padahati; If they generate enthusiasm, try, make an effort, exert the mind, and strive so that bad, unskillful qualities that have arisen are given up, even for the time of a finger-snap … uppannānaṁ pāpakānaṁ akusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ pahānāya chandaṁ janeti vāyamati vīriyaṁ ārabhati cittaṁ paggaṇhāti padahati. If they generate enthusiasm, try, make an effort, exert the mind, and strive so that skillful qualities that have not arisen do arise, even for the time of a finger-snap … Anuppannānaṁ kusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ uppādāya chandaṁ janeti vāyamati vīriyaṁ ārabhati cittaṁ paggaṇhāti padahati; If they generate enthusiasm, try, make an effort, exert the mind, and strive so that skillful qualities that have arisen remain, are not lost, but increase, mature, and are fulfilled by development, even for the time of a finger-snap … uppannānaṁ kusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ ṭhitiyā asammosāya bhiyyobhāvāya vepullāya bhāvanāya pāripūriyā chandaṁ janeti vāyamati vīriyaṁ ārabhati cittaṁ paggaṇhāti padahati.

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If they develop the basis of psychic power that has immersion due to enthusiasm, and active effort … Chandasamādhipadhānasaṅkhārasamannāgataṁ iddhipādaṁ bhāveti … the basis of psychic power that has immersion due to energy, and active effort … vīriyasamādhipadhānasaṅkhārasamannāgataṁ iddhipādaṁ bhāveti … the basis of psychic power that has immersion due to mental development, and active effort … cittasamādhipadhānasaṅkhārasamannāgataṁ iddhipādaṁ bhāveti … the basis of psychic power that has immersion due to inquiry, and active effort, even for the time of a finger-snap … vīmaṁsāsamādhipadhānasaṅkhārasamannāgataṁ iddhipādaṁ bhāveti ….

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If they develop the faculty of faith … Saddhindriyaṁ bhāveti … the faculty of energy … vīriyindriyaṁ bhāveti … the faculty of mindfulness … satindriyaṁ bhāveti … the faculty of immersion … samādhindriyaṁ bhāveti … the faculty of wisdom, even for the time of a finger-snap … paññindriyaṁ bhāveti ….

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If they develop the power of faith … Saddhābalaṁ bhāveti … the power of energy … vīriyabalaṁ bhāveti … the power of mindfulness … satibalaṁ bhāveti … the power of immersion … samādhibalaṁ bhāveti … the power of wisdom, even for the time of a finger-snap … paññābalaṁ bhāveti ….

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If they develop the awakening factor of mindfulness … Satisambojjhaṅgaṁ bhāveti … the awakening factor of investigation of principles … dhammavicayasambojjhaṅgaṁ bhāveti … the awakening factor of energy … vīriyasambojjhaṅgaṁ bhāveti … the awakening factor of rapture … pītisambojjhaṅgaṁ bhāveti … the awakening factor of tranquility … passaddhisambojjhaṅgaṁ bhāveti … the awakening factor of immersion … samādhisambojjhaṅgaṁ bhāveti … the awakening factor of equanimity, even for the time of a finger-snap … upekkhāsambojjhaṅgaṁ bhāveti ….

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If they develop right view … Sammādiṭṭhiṁ bhāveti … right thought … sammāsaṅkappaṁ bhāveti … right speech … sammāvācaṁ bhāveti … right action … sammākammantaṁ bhāveti … right livelihood … sammāājīvaṁ bhāveti … right effort … sammāvāyāmaṁ bhāveti … right mindfulness … sammāsatiṁ bhāveti … right immersion, even for the time of a finger-snap … sammāsamādhiṁ bhāveti ….

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Perceiving form internally, they see forms externally, limited, both pretty and ugly. Ajjhattaṁ rūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati parittāni suvaṇṇadubbaṇṇāni. Mastering them, they are aware that: Tāni abhibhuyya: ‘I know and see.’ … ‘jānāmi passāmī’ti—evaṁsaññī hoti. Perceiving form internally, they see forms externally, limitless, both pretty and ugly. … ajjhattaṁ rūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati appamāṇāni suvaṇṇadubbaṇṇāni. Mastering them, they are aware that: Tāni abhibhuyya: ‘I know and see.’ … ‘jānāmi passāmī’ti—evaṁsaññī hoti. Not perceiving form internally, they see forms externally, limited, both pretty and ugly. … ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati parittāni suvaṇṇadubbaṇṇāni. Mastering them, they are aware that: Tāni abhibhuyya: ‘I know and see.’ … ‘jānāmi passāmī’ti—evaṁsaññī hoti. Not perceiving form internally, they see forms externally, limitless, both pretty and ugly. … ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati appamāṇāni suvaṇṇadubbaṇṇāni. Mastering them, they are aware that: Tāni abhibhuyya: ‘I know and see.’ … ‘jānāmi passāmī’ti—evaṁsaññī hoti. Not perceiving form internally, they see forms externally that are blue, with blue color and blue appearance. … ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati nīlāni nīlavaṇṇāni nīlanidassanāni nīlanibhāsāni. Mastering them, they are aware that: Tāni abhibhuyya: ‘I know and see.’ … ‘jānāmi passāmī’ti—evaṁsaññī hoti. Not perceiving form internally, they see forms externally that are yellow, with yellow color and yellow appearance. … ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati pītāni pītavaṇṇāni pītanidassanāni pītanibhāsāni. Mastering them, they are aware that: Tāni abhibhuyya: ‘I know and see.’ … ‘jānāmi passāmī’ti—evaṁsaññī hoti. Not perceiving form internally, they see forms externally that are red, with red color and red appearance. … ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati lohitakāni lohitakavaṇṇāni lohitakanidassanāni lohitakanibhāsāni. Mastering them, they are aware that: Tāni abhibhuyya: ‘I know and see.’ … ‘jānāmi passāmī’ti—evaṁsaññī hoti. Not perceiving form internally, they see forms externally that are white, with white color and white appearance. … ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati odātāni odātavaṇṇāni odātanidassanāni odātanibhāsāni. Mastering them, they are aware that: Tāni abhibhuyya: ‘I know and see.’ … ‘jānāmi passāmī’ti—evaṁsaññī hoti.

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Having physical form, they see forms … Rūpī rūpāni passati … not perceiving form internally, they see forms externally … ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati … they’re focused only on beauty … subhanteva adhimutto hoti … going totally beyond perceptions of form, with the disappearance of perceptions of impingement, not focusing on perceptions of diversity, aware that ‘space is infinite’, they enter and remain in the dimension of infinite space … sabbaso rūpasaññānaṁ samatikkamā paṭighasaññānaṁ atthaṅgamā nānattasaññānaṁ amanasikārā ananto ākāsoti ākāsānañcāyatanaṁ upasampajja viharati … going totally beyond the dimension of infinite space, aware that ‘consciousness is infinite’, they enter and remain in the dimension of infinite consciousness … sabbaso ākāsānañcāyatanaṁ samatikkamma anantaṁ viññāṇanti viññāṇañcāyatanaṁ upasampajja viharati … going totally beyond the dimension of infinite consciousness, aware that ‘there is nothing at all’, they enter and remain in the dimension of nothingness … sabbaso viññāṇañcāyatanaṁ samatikkamma natthi kiñcīti ākiñcaññāyatanaṁ upasampajja viharati … going totally beyond the dimension of nothingness, they enter and remain in the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception … sabbaso ākiñcaññāyatanaṁ samatikkamma nevasaññānāsaññāyatanaṁ upasampajja viharati … going totally beyond the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception, they enter and remain in the cessation of perception and feeling … sabbaso nevasaññānāsaññāyatanaṁ samatikkamma saññāvedayitanirodhaṁ upasampajja viharati ….

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They develop the meditation on universal earth … Pathavikasiṇaṁ bhāveti … the meditation on universal water … āpokasiṇaṁ bhāveti … the meditation on universal fire … tejokasiṇaṁ bhāveti … the meditation on universal air … vāyokasiṇaṁ bhāveti … the meditation on universal blue … nīlakasiṇaṁ bhāveti … the meditation on universal yellow … pītakasiṇaṁ bhāveti … the meditation on universal red … lohitakasiṇaṁ bhāveti … the meditation on universal white … odātakasiṇaṁ bhāveti … the meditation on universal space … ākāsakasiṇaṁ bhāveti … the meditation on universal consciousness … viññāṇakasiṇaṁ bhāveti …. (…)

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They develop the perception of ugliness … Asubhasaññaṁ bhāveti … the perception of death … maraṇasaññaṁ bhāveti … the perception of the repulsiveness of food … āhāre paṭikūlasaññaṁ bhāveti … the perception of dissatisfaction with the whole world … sabbaloke anabhiratisaññaṁ bhāveti … the perception of impermanence … aniccasaññaṁ bhāveti … the perception of suffering in impermanence … anicce dukkhasaññaṁ bhāveti … the perception of not-self in suffering … dukkhe anattasaññaṁ bhāveti … the perception of giving up … pahānasaññaṁ bhāveti … the perception of fading away … virāgasaññaṁ bhāveti … the perception of cessation … nirodhasaññaṁ bhāveti ….

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They develop the perception of impermanence … Aniccasaññaṁ bhāveti … the perception of not-self … anattasaññaṁ bhāveti … the perception of death … maraṇasaññaṁ bhāveti … the perception of the repulsiveness of food … āhāre paṭikūlasaññaṁ bhāveti … the perception of dissatisfaction with the whole world … sabbaloke anabhiratisaññaṁ bhāveti … the perception of a skeleton … aṭṭhikasaññaṁ bhāveti … the perception of the worm-infested corpse … puḷavakasaññaṁ bhāveti … the perception of the livid corpse … vinīlakasaññaṁ bhāveti … the perception of the split open corpse … vicchiddakasaññaṁ bhāveti … the perception of the bloated corpse … uddhumātakasaññaṁ bhāveti ….

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They develop the recollection of the Buddha … Buddhānussatiṁ bhāveti … the recollection of the teaching … dhammānussatiṁ bhāveti … the recollection of the Saṅgha … saṅghānussatiṁ bhāveti … the recollection of ethical conduct … sīlānussatiṁ bhāveti … the recollection of generosity … cāgānussatiṁ bhāveti … the recollection of the deities … devatānussatiṁ bhāveti … mindfulness of breathing … ānāpānassatiṁ bhāveti … the recollection of death … maraṇassatiṁ bhāveti … mindfulness of the body … kāyagatāsatiṁ bhāveti … the recollection of peace … upasamānussatiṁ bhāveti ….

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They develop the faculty of faith together with the first absorption … Paṭhamajjhānasahagataṁ saddhindriyaṁ bhāveti … the faculty of energy … vīriyindriyaṁ bhāveti … the faculty of mindfulness … satindriyaṁ bhāveti … the faculty of immersion … samādhindriyaṁ bhāveti … the faculty of wisdom … paññindriyaṁ bhāveti … the power of faith … saddhābalaṁ bhāveti … the power of energy … vīriyabalaṁ bhāveti … the power of mindfulness … satibalaṁ bhāveti … the power of immersion … samādhibalaṁ bhāveti … the power of wisdom together with the first absorption … paññābalaṁ bhāveti ….

Together with the second absorption … Dutiyajjhānasahagataṁ …pe…

the third absorption … tatiyajjhānasahagataṁ …pe…

the fourth absorption … catutthajjhānasahagataṁ …pe…

love … mettāsahagataṁ …pe…

compassion … karuṇāsahagataṁ …pe…

rejoicing … muditāsahagataṁ …pe…

They develop the faculty of faith together with equanimity … upekkhāsahagataṁ saddhindriyaṁ bhāveti … They develop the faculty of energy … vīriyindriyaṁ bhāveti … the faculty of mindfulness … satindriyaṁ bhāveti … the faculty of immersion … samādhindriyaṁ bhāveti … the faculty of wisdom … paññindriyaṁ bhāveti … the power of faith … saddhābalaṁ bhāveti … the power of energy … vīriyabalaṁ bhāveti … the power of mindfulness … satibalaṁ bhāveti … the power of immersion … samādhibalaṁ bhāveti … the power of wisdom. paññābalaṁ bhāveti.

That mendicant is called Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave: a mendicant who does not lack absorption, who follows the Teacher’s instructions, who responds to advice, and who does not eat the country’s alms in vain. ‘bhikkhu arittajjhāno viharati satthusāsanakaro ovādapatikaro, amoghaṁ raṭṭhapiṇḍaṁ bhuñjati’. How much more so those who make much of it!” Ko pana vādo ye naṁ bahulīkarontī”ti.

(Aparaaccharāsaṅghātavaggo.)