AN 9.36 Jhāna-sutta (complete, no peyyāla)


AN 9.36 Jhāna-sutta	AN 9.36 Mental-Absorption-discourse

“Paṭhamampāhaṃ, bhikkhave, jhānaṃ	“first, *********, jhāna
nissāya āsavānaṃ khayaṃ vadāmi;	(is) necessary (for the) asinine-influences (to be) destroyed. (This) I say.
dutiyampāhaṃ, bhikkhave, jhānaṃ	second, *********, jhāna
nissāya āsavānaṃ khayaṃ vadāmi;	(is) necessary (for the) asinine-influences (to be) destroyed. (This) I say.
tatiyampāhaṃ, bhikkhave, jhānaṃ	third, *********, jhāna
nissāya āsavānaṃ khayaṃ vadāmi;	(is) necessary (for the) asinine-influences (to be) destroyed. (This) I say.
catutthampāhaṃ, bhikkhave, jhānaṃ	fourth, *********, jhāna
nissāya āsavānaṃ khayaṃ vadāmi;	(is) necessary (for the) asinine-influences (to be) destroyed. (This) I say.

Ākāsā-nañc-āyatanampāhaṃ, bhikkhave,	Space-infinitude-dimension, *********,
nissāya āsavānaṃ khayaṃ vadāmi;	(is) necessary (for the) asinine-influences (to be) destroyed. (This) I say.
viññāṇa-ñc-āyatanampāhaṃ, bhikkhave,	consciousness-infinitude-dimension, *********,
nissāya āsavānaṃ khayaṃ vadāmi;	(is) necessary (for the) asinine-influences (to be) destroyed. (This) I say.
ākiñcaññ-āyatanampāhaṃ, bhikkhave,	No-thing-ness-dimension, *********,
nissāya āsavānaṃ khayaṃ vadāmi;	(is) necessary (for the) asinine-influences (to be) destroyed. (This) I say.
nevasaññānāsaññāyatanampāhaṃ, bhikkhave,	Neither-perception-nor-non-perception-dimension, *********,
nissāya āsavānaṃ khayaṃ vadāmi;	(is) necessary (for the) asinine-influences (to be) destroyed. (This) I say.
saññāvedayitanirodhampāhaṃ, bhikkhave,	perception’s-cessation-dimension, *********,
nissāya āsavānaṃ khayaṃ vadāmi;	(is) necessary (for the) asinine-influences (to be) destroyed. (This) I say.

36.1 - (1st Jhāna)



“Paṭhamampāhaṃ, bhikkhave, jhānaṃ	“first, *********, jhāna
nissāya āsavānaṃ khayaṃ vadāmi;	(is) necessary (for the) asinine-influences (to be) destroyed. (This) I say.
’ti,
iti kho panetaṃ vuttaṃ.	thus indeed this was-said.
kiñcetaṃ paṭicca vuttaṃ?	what caused (this to be) said?
Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu	here, monks, a monk (is)

STED Jhāna
vivicceva kāmehi	withdrawn (from) sensuality,
vivicca akusalehi dhammehi	withdrawn (from) unskillful qualities,
sa-vitakkaṃ sa-vicāraṃ	With-thinking, with-evaluation,
vivekajaṃ pīti-sukhaṃ	withdrawal rapture-pleasure,
paṭhamaṃ jhānaṃ upasampajja viharati.	first jhana (he) enters, dwells.

36.1.1 - (doing vipassana while in four jhānas, can realize Nirvana)


So yadeva tattha hoti	What ever [dharma] there are
rūpagataṃ	connected to – form
vedanāgataṃ	connected to – feelings
saññāgataṃ	connected to – perception
Saṅ-khāragataṃ	connected to – co-activities
viññāṇagataṃ,	connected to – consciousness,
te dhamme	those dharmas (are)
a-niccato dukkhato	(1) im-permanent, (2) pain-&-suffering,
rogato gaṇḍato	(3) diseased, (4) an abscess,
sallato aghato	(5) a dart, (6) misery,
ābādhato parato	(7) an affliction, (8) alien,
palokato suññato	(9) falling apart, (10) empty,
anattato	(11) not-self,
Sam-anu-passati.	{He} continuously-sees [dharma in those 11 ways].

So tehi dhammehi cittaṃ paṭivāpeti.	he, (in regard to) those dharmas, (his) mind turns-away.
So tehi dhammehi cittaṃ paṭivāpetvā	he, (in regard to) those dharmas, (his) mind having-turned-away,
A-matāya dhātuyā cittaṃ upasaṃharati:	(to the) death-less element (his) mind inclines:
‘etaṃ santaṃ etaṃ paṇītaṃ	This (is) peace, this (is) exquisite —
yadidaṃ	that is,
Sabba-saṅ-khāra-samatho	All-co-activities-stilled.
Sabb—ūpadhi-paṭinissaggo	All-acquisitions-relinquished.
Taṇhāk-khayo	Craving-destroyed.
Vi-rāgo	Dis-passion.
nirodho	cessation.
nibbānan’	Nirvana.
ti.	.”

(either become Arahant or Nonreturner)


So tattha ṭhito	He, right-there stays:
āsavānaṃ khayaṃ pāpuṇāti.	asinine-tendencies destroyed completely
No ce	. {if} not
āsavānaṃ khayaṃ pāpuṇāti,	asinine-tendencies destroyed completely
teneva dhamma-rāgena	, (then through) this-very dhamma-passion,
tāya dhamma-nandiyā	this-very dhamma-delight,
pañcannaṃ orambhāgiyānaṃ saṃyojanānaṃ parikkhayā	five lower fetters totally-waste-away -
opapātiko hoti	(he) {is} (due to be) reborn [in the Pure Abodes],
tattha pari-nibbāyī	there (to attain) final-Nirvana,
anāvatti-dhammo tasmā lokā.	One-who-does-not-return--**** *** (from that) world.

simile of archer
Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave,	"Suppose-that, *********,
issāso vā issās-antevāsī vā	(an) archer or archer's-apprentice **
tiṇa-purisa-rūpake vā	(uses) a straw-man-form or
mattikā-puñje vā	clay-mound,
yoggaṃ karitvā,	Suitable-for practicing.
so aparena samayena	he, after some-time,
dūrepātī ca hoti	{is capable of} long-distance-shooting {**},
akkhaṇavedhī ca	an-archer-who-fires-accurate-shots-in-rapid-succession **.
mahato ca kāyassa padāletā;	great ** masses; (he is) one-who-destroys-them.

evamevaṃ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu	in the same way, monks, a monk

(repeat) STED Jhāna
vivicceva kāmehi	withdrawn (from) sensuality,
vivicca akusalehi dhammehi	withdrawn (from) unskillful qualities,
sa-vitakkaṃ sa-vicāraṃ	With-thinking, with-evaluation,
vivekajaṃ pīti-sukhaṃ	withdrawal rapture-pleasure,
paṭhamaṃ jhānaṃ upasampajja viharati.	first jhana (he) enters, dwells.

(doing vipassana while in jhana, can realize Nirvana)


So yadeva tattha hoti	What ever [dharma] there are
rūpagataṃ	connected to – form
vedanāgataṃ	connected to – feelings
saññāgataṃ	connected to – perception
Saṅ-khāragataṃ	connected to – co-activities
viññāṇagataṃ,	connected to – consciousness,
te dhamme	those dharmas (are)
a-niccato dukkhato	(1) im-permanent, (2) pain-&-suffering,
rogato gaṇḍato	(3) diseased, (4) an abscess,
sallato aghato	(5) a dart, (6) misery,
ābādhato parato	(7) an affliction, (8) alien,
palokato suññato	(9) falling apart, (10) empty,
anattato	(11) not-self,
Sam-anu-passati.	{He} continuously-sees [dharma in those 11 ways].

So tehi dhammehi cittaṃ paṭivāpeti.	he, (in regard to) those dharmas, (his) mind turns-away.
So tehi dhammehi cittaṃ paṭivāpetvā	he, (in regard to) those dharmas, (his) mind having-turned-away,
A-matāya dhātuyā cittaṃ upasaṃharati:	(to the) death-less element (his) mind inclines:
‘etaṃ santaṃ etaṃ paṇītaṃ	This (is) peace, this (is) exquisite —
yadidaṃ	that is,
Sabba-saṅ-khāra-samatho	All-co-activities-stilled.
Sabb—ūpadhi-paṭinissaggo	All-acquisitions-relinquished.
Taṇhāk-khayo	Craving-destroyed.
Vi-rāgo	Dis-passion.
nirodho	cessation.
nibbānan’	Nirvana.
ti.	.”

(either become Arahant or Nonreturner)



So tattha ṭhito	He, right-there stays:
āsavānaṃ khayaṃ pāpuṇāti.	asinine-tendencies destroyed completely
No ce	. {if} not
āsavānaṃ khayaṃ pāpuṇāti,	asinine-tendencies destroyed completely
teneva dhamma-rāgena	, (then through) this-very dhamma-passion,
tāya dhamma-nandiyā	this-very dhamma-delight,
pañcannaṃ orambhāgiyānaṃ saṃyojanānaṃ parikkhayā	five lower fetters totally-waste-away -
opapātiko hoti	(he) {is} (due to be) reborn [in the Pure Abodes],
tattha pari-nibbāyī	there (to attain) final-Nirvana,
anāvatti-dhammo tasmā lokā.	One-who-does-not-return--**** *** (from that) world.

‘Paṭhamampāhaṃ, bhikkhave, jhānaṃ	“first, *********, jhāna
nissāya āsavānaṃ khayaṃ vadāmī’ti,	(is) necessary (for the) asinine-influences (to be) destroyed. (This) I say.
iti yaṃ taṃ vuttaṃ,	Thus *** this (was) said.
idametaṃ paṭicca vuttaṃ.	That is-the-reason (this was) said.

36.2 - (2nd Jhāna)


2nd Jhāna
dutiyampāhaṃ, bhikkhave, jhānaṃ	second, *********, jhāna
nissāya āsavānaṃ khayaṃ vadāmi;	(is) necessary (for the) asinine-influences (to be) destroyed. (This) I say.
’ti,
iti kho panetaṃ vuttaṃ.	thus indeed this was-said.
kiñcetaṃ paṭicca vuttaṃ?	what caused (this to be) said?
Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu	here, monks, a monk (is)

STED Jhāna
Vitakka-vicārānaṃ vūpasamā	Thoughts-evaluation stilling,
ajjhattaṃ sampasādanaṃ	internal assurance,
cetaso ekodibhāvaṃ	awareness unification,
a-vitakkaṃ a-vicāraṃ	No-Thoughts no-evaluation,
samādhi-jaṃ pīti-sukhaṃ	Samādhi-based rapture-pleasure,
dutiyaṃ jhānaṃ upasampajja viharati.	second Jhāna (he) enters, dwells.

(doing vipassana while in jhana, can realize Nirvana)


So yadeva tattha hoti	What ever [dharma] there are
rūpagataṃ	connected to – form
vedanāgataṃ	connected to – feelings
saññāgataṃ	connected to – perception
Saṅ-khāragataṃ	connected to – co-activities
viññāṇagataṃ,	connected to – consciousness,
te dhamme	those dharmas (are)
a-niccato dukkhato	(1) im-permanent, (2) pain-&-suffering,
rogato gaṇḍato	(3) diseased, (4) an abscess,
sallato aghato	(5) a dart, (6) misery,
ābādhato parato	(7) an affliction, (8) alien,
palokato suññato	(9) falling apart, (10) empty,
anattato	(11) not-self,
Sam-anu-passati.	{He} continuously-sees [dharma in those 11 ways].

So tehi dhammehi cittaṃ paṭivāpeti.	he, (in regard to) those dharmas, (his) mind turns-away.
So tehi dhammehi cittaṃ paṭivāpetvā	he, (in regard to) those dharmas, (his) mind having-turned-away,
A-matāya dhātuyā cittaṃ upasaṃharati:	(to the) death-less element (his) mind inclines:
‘etaṃ santaṃ etaṃ paṇītaṃ	This (is) peace, this (is) exquisite —
yadidaṃ	that is,
Sabba-saṅ-khāra-samatho	All-co-activities-stilled.
Sabb—ūpadhi-paṭinissaggo	All-acquisitions-relinquished.
Taṇhāk-khayo	Craving-destroyed.
Vi-rāgo	Dis-passion.
nirodho	cessation.
nibbānan’	Nirvana.
ti.	.”

(either become Arahant or Nonreturner)


So tattha ṭhito	He, right-there stays:
āsavānaṃ khayaṃ pāpuṇāti.	asinine-tendencies destroyed completely
No ce	. {if} not
āsavānaṃ khayaṃ pāpuṇāti,	asinine-tendencies destroyed completely
teneva dhamma-rāgena	, (then through) this-very dhamma-passion,
tāya dhamma-nandiyā	this-very dhamma-delight,
pañcannaṃ orambhāgiyānaṃ saṃyojanānaṃ parikkhayā	five lower fetters totally-waste-away -
opapātiko hoti	(he) {is} (due to be) reborn [in the Pure Abodes],
tattha pari-nibbāyī	there (to attain) final-Nirvana,
anāvatti-dhammo tasmā lokā.	One-who-does-not-return--**** *** (from that) world.

simile of archer
Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave,	"Suppose-that, *********,
issāso vā issās-antevāsī vā	(an) archer or archer's-apprentice **
tiṇa-purisa-rūpake vā	(uses) a straw-man-form or
mattikā-puñje vā	clay-mound,
yoggaṃ karitvā,	Suitable-for practicing.
so aparena samayena	he, after some-time,
dūrepātī ca hoti	{is capable of} long-distance-shooting {**},
akkhaṇavedhī ca	an-archer-who-fires-accurate-shots-in-rapid-succession **.
mahato ca kāyassa padāletā;	great ** masses; (he is) one-who-destroys-them.

evamevaṃ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu	in the same way, monks, a monk

(repeat) STED Jhāna
Vitakka-vicārānaṃ vūpasamā	Thoughts-evaluation stilling,
ajjhattaṃ sampasādanaṃ	internal assurance,
cetaso ekodibhāvaṃ	awareness unification,
a-vitakkaṃ a-vicāraṃ	No-Thoughts no-evaluation,
samādhi-jaṃ pīti-sukhaṃ	Samādhi-based rapture-pleasure,
dutiyaṃ jhānaṃ upasampajja viharati.	second Jhāna (he) enters, dwells.

(doing vipassana while in jhana, can realize Nirvana)


So yadeva tattha hoti	What ever [dharma] there are
rūpagataṃ	connected to – form
vedanāgataṃ	connected to – feelings
saññāgataṃ	connected to – perception
Saṅ-khāragataṃ	connected to – co-activities
viññāṇagataṃ,	connected to – consciousness,
te dhamme	those dharmas (are)
a-niccato dukkhato	(1) im-permanent, (2) pain-&-suffering,
rogato gaṇḍato	(3) diseased, (4) an abscess,
sallato aghato	(5) a dart, (6) misery,
ābādhato parato	(7) an affliction, (8) alien,
palokato suññato	(9) falling apart, (10) empty,
anattato	(11) not-self,
Sam-anu-passati.	{He} continuously-sees [dharma in those 11 ways].

So tehi dhammehi cittaṃ paṭivāpeti.	he, (in regard to) those dharmas, (his) mind turns-away.
So tehi dhammehi cittaṃ paṭivāpetvā	he, (in regard to) those dharmas, (his) mind having-turned-away,
A-matāya dhātuyā cittaṃ upasaṃharati:	(to the) death-less element (his) mind inclines:
‘etaṃ santaṃ etaṃ paṇītaṃ	This (is) peace, this (is) exquisite —
yadidaṃ	that is,
Sabba-saṅ-khāra-samatho	All-co-activities-stilled.
Sabb—ūpadhi-paṭinissaggo	All-acquisitions-relinquished.
Taṇhāk-khayo	Craving-destroyed.
Vi-rāgo	Dis-passion.
nirodho	cessation.
nibbānan’	Nirvana.
ti.	.”

(either become Arahant or Nonreturner)


So tattha ṭhito	He, right-there stays:
āsavānaṃ khayaṃ pāpuṇāti.	asinine-tendencies destroyed completely
No ce	. {if} not
āsavānaṃ khayaṃ pāpuṇāti,	asinine-tendencies destroyed completely
teneva dhamma-rāgena	, (then through) this-very dhamma-passion,
tāya dhamma-nandiyā	this-very dhamma-delight,
pañcannaṃ orambhāgiyānaṃ saṃyojanānaṃ parikkhayā	five lower fetters totally-waste-away -
opapātiko hoti	(he) {is} (due to be) reborn [in the Pure Abodes],
tattha pari-nibbāyī	there (to attain) final-Nirvana,
anāvatti-dhammo tasmā lokā.	One-who-does-not-return--**** *** (from that) world.

dutiyampāhaṃ, bhikkhave, jhānaṃ	second, *********, jhāna
nissāya āsavānaṃ khayaṃ vadāmī’ti,	(is) necessary (for the) asinine-influences (to be) destroyed. (This) I say.
iti yaṃ taṃ vuttaṃ,	Thus *** this (was) said.
idametaṃ paṭicca vuttaṃ.	That is-the-reason (this was) said.

36.3 - (3rd Jhāna)


3rd Jhāna
tatiyampāhaṃ, bhikkhave, jhānaṃ	third, *********, jhāna
nissāya āsavānaṃ khayaṃ vadāmi;	(is) necessary (for the) asinine-influences (to be) destroyed. (This) I say.
’ti,
iti kho panetaṃ vuttaṃ.	thus indeed this was-said.
kiñcetaṃ paṭicca vuttaṃ?	what caused (this to be) said?
Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu	here, monks, a monk (is)

STED Jhāna
pītiyā ca virāgā	Rapture ** fading,
upekkhako ca viharati	Equanimous ** (he) dwells,
sato ca sampajāno,	mindful and alert,
sukhañca kāyena paṭisaṃvedeti,	pleasure in-body (he) experiences,
yaṃ taṃ ariyā ācikkhanti —	that those Noble-Ones declare -
‘upekkhako satimā sukhavihārī’ti	“equanimous (and) mindful (he has) pleasant abiding.”
tatiyaṃ jhānaṃ upasampajja viharati.	third Jhāna (he) enters, dwells.
11 ways of contemplating 5uk
So yadeva tattha hoti	He {regards} whatever there is
rūpagataṃ	connected to – form
vedanāgataṃ	connected to – feelings
saññāgataṃ	connected to – perception
saṅkhāragataṃ	connected to – fabrications
viññāṇagataṃ,	connected to – consciousness,
te dhamme	those phenomena (are)
A-niccato dukkhato	Im-permanent, suffering,
rogato gaṇḍato	A disease, a cancer,
sallato aghato	an arrow, painful,
ābādhato parato	an affliction, alien,
palokato suññato an-attato	a disintegration, empty, not-self.
samanupassati.	{***************}

So tehi dhammehi cittaṃ paṭivāpeti.	he, (in regard to) those phenomena, (his) mind turns-away.
So tehi dhammehi cittaṃ paṭivāpetvā	he, (in regard to) those phenomena, (his) mind having-turned-away,
amatāya dhātuyā cittaṃ upasaṃharati:	(to the) deathless element (his) mind inclines:
Nirvana
‘etaṃ santaṃ etaṃ paṇītaṃ	This (is) peace, this (is) exquisite —
yadidaṃ	that is,
Sabba-saṅkhāra-samatho	All-fabrications-stilled.
Sabb—ūpadhi-paṭinissaggo	All-acquisitions-relinquished.
Taṇhāk-khayo	Craving-destroyed.
virāgo	dispassion.
nirodho	cessation.
nibbānan’	Nirvana.
ti.

either Arahant or Nonreturner
So tattha ṭhito	He, right-there stays:
āsavānaṃ khayaṃ pāpuṇāti.	asinine-tendencies destroyed completely
No ce	. {if} not
āsavānaṃ khayaṃ pāpuṇāti,	asinine-tendencies destroyed completely
teneva dhamma-rāgena	, (then through) this-very dhamma-passion,
tāya dhamma-nandiyā	this-very dhamma-delight,
pañcannaṃ orambhāgiyānaṃ saṃyojanānaṃ parikkhayā	five lower fetters totally-waste-away -
opapātiko hoti	(he) {is} (due to be) reborn [in the Pure Abodes],
tattha pari-nibbāyī	there (to attain) final-Nirvana,
anāvatti-dhammo tasmā lokā.	One-who-does-not-return--**** *** (from that) world.

simile of archer
Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave,	"Suppose-that, *********,
issāso vā issās-antevāsī vā	(an) archer or archer's-apprentice **
tiṇa-purisa-rūpake vā	(uses) a straw-man-form or
mattikā-puñje vā	clay-mound,
yoggaṃ karitvā,	Suitable-for practicing.
so aparena samayena	he, after some-time,
dūrepātī ca hoti	{is capable of} long-distance-shooting {**},
akkhaṇavedhī ca	an-archer-who-fires-accurate-shots-in-rapid-succession **.
mahato ca kāyassa padāletā;	great ** masses; (he is) one-who-destroys-them.

evamevaṃ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu	in the same way, monks, a monk

(repeat) STED Jhāna
pītiyā ca virāgā	Rapture ** fading,
upekkhako ca viharati	Equanimous ** (he) dwells,
sato ca sampajāno,	mindful and alert,
sukhañca kāyena paṭisaṃvedeti,	pleasure in-body (he) experiences,
yaṃ taṃ ariyā ācikkhanti —	that those Noble-Ones declare -
‘upekkhako satimā sukhavihārī’ti	“equanimous (and) mindful (he has) pleasant abiding.”
tatiyaṃ jhānaṃ upasampajja viharati.	third Jhāna (he) enters, dwells.
(repeat) 11 ways of contemplating 5uk
So yadeva tattha hoti	He {regards} whatever there is
rūpagataṃ	connected to – form
vedanāgataṃ	connected to – feelings
saññāgataṃ	connected to – perception
saṅkhāragataṃ	connected to – fabrications
viññāṇagataṃ,	connected to – consciousness,
te dhamme	those phenomena (are)
A-niccato dukkhato	Im-permanent, suffering,
rogato gaṇḍato	A disease, a cancer,
sallato aghato	an arrow, painful,
ābādhato parato	an affliction, alien,
palokato suññato an-attato	a disintegration, empty, not-self.
samanupassati.	{***************}

So tehi dhammehi cittaṃ paṭivāpeti.	he, (in regard to) those phenomena, (his) mind turns-away.
So tehi dhammehi cittaṃ paṭivāpetvā	he, (in regard to) those phenomena, (his) mind having-turned-away,
amatāya dhātuyā cittaṃ upasaṃharati:	(to the) deathless element (his) mind inclines:
(repeat) Nirvana
‘etaṃ santaṃ etaṃ paṇītaṃ	This (is) peace, this (is) exquisite —
yadidaṃ	that is,
Sabba-saṅkhāra-samatho	All-fabrications-stilled.
Sabb—ūpadhi-paṭinissaggo	All-acquisitions-relinquished.
Taṇhāk-khayo	Craving-destroyed.
virāgo	dispassion.
nirodho	cessation.
nibbānan’	Nirvana.
ti.

(repeat) either Arahant or Nonreturner
So tattha ṭhito	He, right-there stays:
āsavānaṃ khayaṃ pāpuṇāti.	asinine-tendencies destroyed completely
No ce	. {if} not
āsavānaṃ khayaṃ pāpuṇāti,	asinine-tendencies destroyed completely
teneva dhamma-rāgena	, (then through) this-very dhamma-passion,
tāya dhamma-nandiyā	this-very dhamma-delight,
pañcannaṃ orambhāgiyānaṃ saṃyojanānaṃ parikkhayā	five lower fetters totally-waste-away -
opapātiko hoti	(he) {is} (due to be) reborn [in the Pure Abodes],
tattha pari-nibbāyī	there (to attain) final-Nirvana,
anāvatti-dhammo tasmā lokā.	One-who-does-not-return--**** *** (from that) world.

tatiyampāhaṃ, bhikkhave, jhānaṃ	third, *********, jhāna
nissāya āsavānaṃ khayaṃ vadāmī’ti,	(is) necessary (for the) asinine-influences (to be) destroyed. (This) I say.
iti yaṃ taṃ vuttaṃ,	Thus *** this (was) said.
idametaṃ paṭicca vuttaṃ.	That is-the-reason (this was) said.

36.4 - (4th Jhāna)


4th Jhāna
catutthampāhaṃ, bhikkhave, jhānaṃ	fourth, *********, jhāna
nissāya āsavānaṃ khayaṃ vadāmi;	(is) necessary (for the) asinine-influences (to be) destroyed. (This) I say.
’ti,
iti kho panetaṃ vuttaṃ.	thus indeed this was-said.
kiñcetaṃ paṭicca vuttaṃ?	what caused (this to be) said?
Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu	here, monks, a monk (is)

STED Jhāna
sukhassa ca pahānā	Pleasure's ** abandoning,
dukkhassa ca pahānā	pain's ** abandoning,
pubbeva somanassa-domanassānaṃ atthaṅgamā	previous elation-(and)-distress disappearance,
A-dukkham-a-sukhaṃ	Neither-pain nor-pleasure
Upekkhā-sati-pārisuddhiṃ	equanimity-(and)-mindfulness-purified,
catutthaṃ jhānaṃ upasampajja viharati	fourth Jhāna (he) enters, dwells.
11 ways of contemplating 5uk
So yadeva tattha hoti	He {regards} whatever there is
rūpagataṃ	connected to – form
vedanāgataṃ	connected to – feelings
saññāgataṃ	connected to – perception
saṅkhāragataṃ	connected to – fabrications
viññāṇagataṃ,	connected to – consciousness,
te dhamme	those phenomena (are)
A-niccato dukkhato	Im-permanent, suffering,
rogato gaṇḍato	A disease, a cancer,
sallato aghato	an arrow, painful,
ābādhato parato	an affliction, alien,
palokato suññato an-attato	a disintegration, empty, not-self.
samanupassati.	{***************}

So tehi dhammehi cittaṃ paṭivāpeti.	he, (in regard to) those phenomena, (his) mind turns-away.
So tehi dhammehi cittaṃ paṭivāpetvā	he, (in regard to) those phenomena, (his) mind having-turned-away,
amatāya dhātuyā cittaṃ upasaṃharati:	(to the) deathless element (his) mind inclines:
Nirvana
‘etaṃ santaṃ etaṃ paṇītaṃ	This (is) peace, this (is) exquisite —
yadidaṃ	that is,
Sabba-saṅkhāra-samatho	All-fabrications-stilled.
Sabb—ūpadhi-paṭinissaggo	All-acquisitions-relinquished.
Taṇhāk-khayo	Craving-destroyed.
virāgo	dispassion.
nirodho	cessation.
nibbānan’	Nirvana.
ti.

either Arahant or Nonreturner
So tattha ṭhito	He, right-there stays:
āsavānaṃ khayaṃ pāpuṇāti.	asinine-tendencies destroyed completely
No ce	. {if} not
āsavānaṃ khayaṃ pāpuṇāti,	asinine-tendencies destroyed completely
teneva dhamma-rāgena	, (then through) this-very dhamma-passion,
tāya dhamma-nandiyā	this-very dhamma-delight,
pañcannaṃ orambhāgiyānaṃ saṃyojanānaṃ parikkhayā	five lower fetters totally-waste-away -
opapātiko hoti	(he) {is} (due to be) reborn [in the Pure Abodes],
tattha pari-nibbāyī	there (to attain) final-Nirvana,
anāvatti-dhammo tasmā lokā.	One-who-does-not-return--**** *** (from that) world.

simile of archer
Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave,	"Suppose-that, *********,
issāso vā issās-antevāsī vā	(an) archer or archer's-apprentice **
tiṇa-purisa-rūpake vā	(uses) a straw-man-form or
mattikā-puñje vā	clay-mound,
yoggaṃ karitvā,	Suitable-for practicing.
so aparena samayena	he, after some-time,
dūrepātī ca hoti	{is capable of} long-distance-shooting {**},
akkhaṇavedhī ca	an-archer-who-fires-accurate-shots-in-rapid-succession **.
mahato ca kāyassa padāletā;	great ** masses; (he is) one-who-destroys-them.

evamevaṃ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu	in the same way, monks, a monk

(repeat) STED Jhāna
sukhassa ca pahānā	Pleasure's ** abandoning,
dukkhassa ca pahānā	pain's ** abandoning,
pubbeva somanassa-domanassānaṃ atthaṅgamā	previous elation-(and)-distress disappearance,
A-dukkham-a-sukhaṃ	Neither-pain nor-pleasure
Upekkhā-sati-pārisuddhiṃ	equanimity-(and)-mindfulness-purified,
catutthaṃ jhānaṃ upasampajja viharati	fourth Jhāna (he) enters, dwells.
(repeat) 11 ways of contemplating 5uk
So yadeva tattha hoti	He {regards} whatever there is
rūpagataṃ	connected to – form
vedanāgataṃ	connected to – feelings
saññāgataṃ	connected to – perception
saṅkhāragataṃ	connected to – fabrications
viññāṇagataṃ,	connected to – consciousness,
te dhamme	those phenomena (are)
A-niccato dukkhato	Im-permanent, suffering,
rogato gaṇḍato	A disease, a cancer,
sallato aghato	an arrow, painful,
ābādhato parato	an affliction, alien,
palokato suññato an-attato	a disintegration, empty, not-self.
samanupassati.	{***************}

So tehi dhammehi cittaṃ paṭivāpeti.	he, (in regard to) those phenomena, (his) mind turns-away.
So tehi dhammehi cittaṃ paṭivāpetvā	he, (in regard to) those phenomena, (his) mind having-turned-away,
amatāya dhātuyā cittaṃ upasaṃharati:	(to the) deathless element (his) mind inclines:
(repeat) Nirvana
‘etaṃ santaṃ etaṃ paṇītaṃ	This (is) peace, this (is) exquisite —
yadidaṃ	that is,
Sabba-saṅkhāra-samatho	All-fabrications-stilled.
Sabb—ūpadhi-paṭinissaggo	All-acquisitions-relinquished.
Taṇhāk-khayo	Craving-destroyed.
virāgo	dispassion.
nirodho	cessation.
nibbānan’	Nirvana.
ti.

(repeat) either Arahant or Nonreturner
So tattha ṭhito	He, right-there stays:
āsavānaṃ khayaṃ pāpuṇāti.	asinine-tendencies destroyed completely
No ce	. {if} not
āsavānaṃ khayaṃ pāpuṇāti,	asinine-tendencies destroyed completely
teneva dhamma-rāgena	, (then through) this-very dhamma-passion,
tāya dhamma-nandiyā	this-very dhamma-delight,
pañcannaṃ orambhāgiyānaṃ saṃyojanānaṃ parikkhayā	five lower fetters totally-waste-away -
opapātiko hoti	(he) {is} (due to be) reborn [in the Pure Abodes],
tattha pari-nibbāyī	there (to attain) final-Nirvana,
anāvatti-dhammo tasmā lokā.	One-who-does-not-return--**** *** (from that) world.

catutthampāhaṃ, bhikkhave, jhānaṃ	fourth, *********, jhāna
nissāya āsavānaṃ khayaṃ vadāmī’ti,	(is) necessary (for the) asinine-influences (to be) destroyed. (This) I say.
iti yaṃ taṃ vuttaṃ,	Thus *** this (was) said.
idametaṃ paṭicca vuttaṃ.	That is-the-reason (this was) said.

36.5 - ((5th smd) Ākāsā-nañc-āyatanam)


(5th smd) Ākāsā-nañc-āyatanam
Ākāsā-nañc-āyatanampāhaṃ, bhikkhave,	Space-infinitude-dimension, *********,
nissāya āsavānaṃ khayaṃ vadāmi;	(is) necessary (for the) asinine-influences (to be) destroyed. (This) I say.
’ti,
iti kho panetaṃ vuttaṃ.	thus indeed this was-said.
kiñcetaṃ paṭicca vuttaṃ?	what caused (this to be) said?
Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu	here, monks, a monk (is)

STED Jhāna
sabbaso rūpa-saññānaṃ samatikkamā	(with) complete [physical] form-perceptions transcending,
Paṭigha-saññānaṃ atthaṅgamā	(with) resistance-perceptions disappearance,
nānatta-saññānaṃ a-manasikārā	(and) diversity-perceptions not-heeding
‘an-anto ākāso’ti	[perceiving,] 'In-finite space,'
ākāsānañcā-(a)yatanaṃ upasampajja viharati.	Space-infinitude-dimension, (he) enters, dwells.

11 ways of contemplating 5uk
So yadeva tattha hoti	He {regards} whatever there is

vedanāgataṃ	connected to – feelings
saññāgataṃ	connected to – perception
saṅkhāragataṃ	connected to – fabrications
viññāṇagataṃ,	connected to – consciousness,
te dhamme	those phenomena (are)
A-niccato dukkhato	Im-permanent, suffering,
rogato gaṇḍato	A disease, a cancer,
sallato aghato	an arrow, painful,
ābādhato parato	an affliction, alien,
palokato suññato an-attato	a disintegration, empty, not-self.
samanupassati.	{***************}

So tehi dhammehi cittaṃ paṭivāpeti.	he, (in regard to) those phenomena, (his) mind turns-away.
So tehi dhammehi cittaṃ paṭivāpetvā	he, (in regard to) those phenomena, (his) mind having-turned-away,
amatāya dhātuyā cittaṃ upasaṃharati:	(to the) deathless element (his) mind inclines:
Nirvana
‘etaṃ santaṃ etaṃ paṇītaṃ	This (is) peace, this (is) exquisite —
yadidaṃ	that is,
Sabba-saṅkhāra-samatho	All-fabrications-stilled.
Sabb—ūpadhi-paṭinissaggo	All-acquisitions-relinquished.
Taṇhāk-khayo	Craving-destroyed.
virāgo	dispassion.
nirodho	cessation.
nibbānan’	Nirvana.
ti.

either Arahant or Nonreturner
So tattha ṭhito	He, right-there stays:
āsavānaṃ khayaṃ pāpuṇāti.	asinine-tendencies destroyed completely
No ce	. {if} not
āsavānaṃ khayaṃ pāpuṇāti,	asinine-tendencies destroyed completely
teneva dhamma-rāgena	, (then through) this-very dhamma-passion,
tāya dhamma-nandiyā	this-very dhamma-delight,
pañcannaṃ orambhāgiyānaṃ saṃyojanānaṃ parikkhayā	five lower fetters totally-waste-away -
opapātiko hoti	(he) {is} (due to be) reborn [in the Pure Abodes],
tattha pari-nibbāyī	there (to attain) final-Nirvana,
anāvatti-dhammo tasmā lokā.	One-who-does-not-return--**** *** (from that) world.

simile of archer
Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave,	"Suppose-that, *********,
issāso vā issās-antevāsī vā	(an) archer or archer's-apprentice **
tiṇa-purisa-rūpake vā	(uses) a straw-man-form or
mattikā-puñje vā	clay-mound,
yoggaṃ karitvā,	Suitable-for practicing.
so aparena samayena	he, after some-time,
dūrepātī ca hoti	{is capable of} long-distance-shooting {**},
akkhaṇavedhī ca	an-archer-who-fires-accurate-shots-in-rapid-succession **.
mahato ca kāyassa padāletā;	great ** masses; (he is) one-who-destroys-them.

evamevaṃ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu	in the same way, monks, a monk

(repeat) STED Jhāna
sabbaso rūpa-saññānaṃ samatikkamā	(with) complete [physical] form-perceptions transcending,
Paṭigha-saññānaṃ atthaṅgamā	(with) resistance-perceptions disappearance,
nānatta-saññānaṃ a-manasikārā	(and) diversity-perceptions not-heeding
‘an-anto ākāso’ti	[perceiving,] 'In-finite space,'
ākāsānañcā-(a)yatanaṃ upasampajja viharati.	Space-infinitude-dimension, (he) enters, dwells.

(repeat) 11 ways of contemplating 5uk
So yadeva tattha hoti	He {regards} whatever there is

vedanāgataṃ	connected to – feelings
saññāgataṃ	connected to – perception
saṅkhāragataṃ	connected to – fabrications
viññāṇagataṃ,	connected to – consciousness,
te dhamme	those phenomena (are)
A-niccato dukkhato	Im-permanent, suffering,
rogato gaṇḍato	A disease, a cancer,
sallato aghato	an arrow, painful,
ābādhato parato	an affliction, alien,
palokato suññato an-attato	a disintegration, empty, not-self.
samanupassati.	{***************}

So tehi dhammehi cittaṃ paṭivāpeti.	he, (in regard to) those phenomena, (his) mind turns-away.
So tehi dhammehi cittaṃ paṭivāpetvā	he, (in regard to) those phenomena, (his) mind having-turned-away,
amatāya dhātuyā cittaṃ upasaṃharati:	(to the) deathless element (his) mind inclines:
(repeat) Nirvana
‘etaṃ santaṃ etaṃ paṇītaṃ	This (is) peace, this (is) exquisite —
yadidaṃ	that is,
Sabba-saṅkhāra-samatho	All-fabrications-stilled.
Sabb—ūpadhi-paṭinissaggo	All-acquisitions-relinquished.
Taṇhāk-khayo	Craving-destroyed.
virāgo	dispassion.
nirodho	cessation.
nibbānan’	Nirvana.
ti.

(repeat) either Arahant or Nonreturner
So tattha ṭhito	He, right-there stays:
āsavānaṃ khayaṃ pāpuṇāti.	asinine-tendencies destroyed completely
No ce	. {if} not
āsavānaṃ khayaṃ pāpuṇāti,	asinine-tendencies destroyed completely
teneva dhamma-rāgena	, (then through) this-very dhamma-passion,
tāya dhamma-nandiyā	this-very dhamma-delight,
pañcannaṃ orambhāgiyānaṃ saṃyojanānaṃ parikkhayā	five lower fetters totally-waste-away -
opapātiko hoti	(he) {is} (due to be) reborn [in the Pure Abodes],
tattha pari-nibbāyī	there (to attain) final-Nirvana,
anāvatti-dhammo tasmā lokā.	One-who-does-not-return--**** *** (from that) world.

Ākāsā-nañc-āyatanampāhaṃ, bhikkhave,	Space-infinitude-dimension, *********,
nissāya āsavānaṃ khayaṃ vadāmī’ti,	(is) necessary (for the) asinine-influences (to be) destroyed. (This) I say.
iti yaṃ taṃ vuttaṃ,	Thus *** this (was) said.
idametaṃ paṭicca vuttaṃ.	That is-the-reason (this was) said.

36.6 - ((6th smd) viññāṇa-ñc-āyatanam)


(6th smd) viññāṇa-ñc-āyatanam
viññāṇa-ñc-āyatanampāhaṃ, bhikkhave,	consciousness-infinitude-dimension, *********,
nissāya āsavānaṃ khayaṃ vadāmi;	(is) necessary (for the) asinine-influences (to be) destroyed. (This) I say.
’ti,
iti kho panetaṃ vuttaṃ.	thus indeed this was-said.
kiñcetaṃ paṭicca vuttaṃ?	what caused (this to be) said?
Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu	here, monks, a monk (is)

STED Jhāna
sabbaso ākāsānañcā-(a)yatanaṃ samatikkamma	(with) complete Space-infinitude-dimension's transcending,
An-antaṃ viññāṇanti	(perceiving,) 'In-finite consciousness,'
viññāṇañcā-(a)yatanaṃ upasampajja viharati.	Consciousness-infinitude-dimension, (he) enters, dwells.



11 ways of contemplating 5uk
So yadeva tattha hoti	He {regards} whatever there is

vedanāgataṃ	connected to – feelings
saññāgataṃ	connected to – perception
saṅkhāragataṃ	connected to – fabrications
viññāṇagataṃ,	connected to – consciousness,
te dhamme	those phenomena (are)
A-niccato dukkhato	Im-permanent, suffering,
rogato gaṇḍato	A disease, a cancer,
sallato aghato	an arrow, painful,
ābādhato parato	an affliction, alien,
palokato suññato an-attato	a disintegration, empty, not-self.
samanupassati.	{***************}

So tehi dhammehi cittaṃ paṭivāpeti.	he, (in regard to) those phenomena, (his) mind turns-away.
So tehi dhammehi cittaṃ paṭivāpetvā	he, (in regard to) those phenomena, (his) mind having-turned-away,
amatāya dhātuyā cittaṃ upasaṃharati:	(to the) deathless element (his) mind inclines:
Nirvana
‘etaṃ santaṃ etaṃ paṇītaṃ	This (is) peace, this (is) exquisite —
yadidaṃ	that is,
Sabba-saṅkhāra-samatho	All-fabrications-stilled.
Sabb—ūpadhi-paṭinissaggo	All-acquisitions-relinquished.
Taṇhāk-khayo	Craving-destroyed.
virāgo	dispassion.
nirodho	cessation.
nibbānan’	Nirvana.
ti.

either Arahant or Nonreturner
So tattha ṭhito	He, right-there stays:
āsavānaṃ khayaṃ pāpuṇāti.	asinine-tendencies destroyed completely
No ce	. {if} not
āsavānaṃ khayaṃ pāpuṇāti,	asinine-tendencies destroyed completely
teneva dhamma-rāgena	, (then through) this-very dhamma-passion,
tāya dhamma-nandiyā	this-very dhamma-delight,
pañcannaṃ orambhāgiyānaṃ saṃyojanānaṃ parikkhayā	five lower fetters totally-waste-away -
opapātiko hoti	(he) {is} (due to be) reborn [in the Pure Abodes],
tattha pari-nibbāyī	there (to attain) final-Nirvana,
anāvatti-dhammo tasmā lokā.	One-who-does-not-return--**** *** (from that) world.

simile of archer
Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave,	"Suppose-that, *********,
issāso vā issās-antevāsī vā	(an) archer or archer's-apprentice **
tiṇa-purisa-rūpake vā	(uses) a straw-man-form or
mattikā-puñje vā	clay-mound,
yoggaṃ karitvā,	Suitable-for practicing.
so aparena samayena	he, after some-time,
dūrepātī ca hoti	{is capable of} long-distance-shooting {**},
akkhaṇavedhī ca	an-archer-who-fires-accurate-shots-in-rapid-succession **.
mahato ca kāyassa padāletā;	great ** masses; (he is) one-who-destroys-them.

evamevaṃ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu	in the same way, monks, a monk

(repeat) STED Jhāna
sabbaso ākāsānañcā-(a)yatanaṃ samatikkamma	(with) complete Space-infinitude-dimension's transcending,
An-antaṃ viññāṇanti	(perceiving,) 'In-finite consciousness,'
viññāṇañcā-(a)yatanaṃ upasampajja viharati.	Consciousness-infinitude-dimension, (he) enters, dwells.



(repeat) 11 ways of contemplating 5uk
So yadeva tattha hoti	He {regards} whatever there is

vedanāgataṃ	connected to – feelings
saññāgataṃ	connected to – perception
saṅkhāragataṃ	connected to – fabrications
viññāṇagataṃ,	connected to – consciousness,
te dhamme	those phenomena (are)
A-niccato dukkhato	Im-permanent, suffering,
rogato gaṇḍato	A disease, a cancer,
sallato aghato	an arrow, painful,
ābādhato parato	an affliction, alien,
palokato suññato an-attato	a disintegration, empty, not-self.
samanupassati.	{***************}

So tehi dhammehi cittaṃ paṭivāpeti.	he, (in regard to) those phenomena, (his) mind turns-away.
So tehi dhammehi cittaṃ paṭivāpetvā	he, (in regard to) those phenomena, (his) mind having-turned-away,
amatāya dhātuyā cittaṃ upasaṃharati:	(to the) deathless element (his) mind inclines:
(repeat) Nirvana
‘etaṃ santaṃ etaṃ paṇītaṃ	This (is) peace, this (is) exquisite —
yadidaṃ	that is,
Sabba-saṅkhāra-samatho	All-fabrications-stilled.
Sabb—ūpadhi-paṭinissaggo	All-acquisitions-relinquished.
Taṇhāk-khayo	Craving-destroyed.
virāgo	dispassion.
nirodho	cessation.
nibbānan’	Nirvana.
ti.

(repeat) either Arahant or Nonreturner
So tattha ṭhito	He, right-there stays:
āsavānaṃ khayaṃ pāpuṇāti.	asinine-tendencies destroyed completely
No ce	. {if} not
āsavānaṃ khayaṃ pāpuṇāti,	asinine-tendencies destroyed completely
teneva dhamma-rāgena	, (then through) this-very dhamma-passion,
tāya dhamma-nandiyā	this-very dhamma-delight,
pañcannaṃ orambhāgiyānaṃ saṃyojanānaṃ parikkhayā	five lower fetters totally-waste-away -
opapātiko hoti	(he) {is} (due to be) reborn [in the Pure Abodes],
tattha pari-nibbāyī	there (to attain) final-Nirvana,
anāvatti-dhammo tasmā lokā.	One-who-does-not-return--**** *** (from that) world.

viññāṇa-ñc-āyatanampāhaṃ, bhikkhave,	consciousness-infinitude-dimension, *********,
nissāya āsavānaṃ khayaṃ vadāmī’ti,	(is) necessary (for the) asinine-influences (to be) destroyed. (This) I say.
iti yaṃ taṃ vuttaṃ,	Thus *** this (was) said.
idametaṃ paṭicca vuttaṃ.	That is-the-reason (this was) said.

36.7 - ((7th smd) ākiñcaññ-āyatanam)


(7th smd) ākiñcaññ-āyatanam
ākiñcaññ-āyatanampāhaṃ, bhikkhave,	No-thing-ness-dimension, *********,
nissāya āsavānaṃ khayaṃ vadāmi;	(is) necessary (for the) asinine-influences (to be) destroyed. (This) I say.
’ti,
iti kho panetaṃ vuttaṃ.	thus indeed this was-said.
kiñcetaṃ paṭicca vuttaṃ?	what caused (this to be) said?
Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu	here, monks, a monk (is)

STED Jhāna
sabbaso viññāṇañcā-(a)yatanaṃ samatikkamma	(with) complete consciousness-infinitude-dimension's transcending
N-atthi kiñcīti	(perceiving,) 'There-is nothing,'
ākiñcaññā-(a)yatanaṃ upasampajja viharati.	Nothingness-dimension, (he) enters, dwells.



11 ways of contemplating 5uk
So yadeva tattha hoti	He {regards} whatever there is

vedanāgataṃ	connected to – feelings
saññāgataṃ	connected to – perception
saṅkhāragataṃ	connected to – fabrications
viññāṇagataṃ,	connected to – consciousness,
te dhamme	those phenomena (are)
A-niccato dukkhato	Im-permanent, suffering,
rogato gaṇḍato	A disease, a cancer,
sallato aghato	an arrow, painful,
ābādhato parato	an affliction, alien,
palokato suññato an-attato	a disintegration, empty, not-self.
samanupassati.	{***************}

So tehi dhammehi cittaṃ paṭivāpeti.	he, (in regard to) those phenomena, (his) mind turns-away.
So tehi dhammehi cittaṃ paṭivāpetvā	he, (in regard to) those phenomena, (his) mind having-turned-away,
amatāya dhātuyā cittaṃ upasaṃharati:	(to the) deathless element (his) mind inclines:
Nirvana
‘etaṃ santaṃ etaṃ paṇītaṃ	This (is) peace, this (is) exquisite —
yadidaṃ	that is,
Sabba-saṅkhāra-samatho	All-fabrications-stilled.
Sabb—ūpadhi-paṭinissaggo	All-acquisitions-relinquished.
Taṇhāk-khayo	Craving-destroyed.
virāgo	dispassion.
nirodho	cessation.
nibbānan’	Nirvana.
ti.

either Arahant or Nonreturner
So tattha ṭhito	He, right-there stays:
āsavānaṃ khayaṃ pāpuṇāti.	asinine-tendencies destroyed completely
No ce	. {if} not
āsavānaṃ khayaṃ pāpuṇāti,	asinine-tendencies destroyed completely
teneva dhamma-rāgena	, (then through) this-very dhamma-passion,
tāya dhamma-nandiyā	this-very dhamma-delight,
pañcannaṃ orambhāgiyānaṃ saṃyojanānaṃ parikkhayā	five lower fetters totally-waste-away -
opapātiko hoti	(he) {is} (due to be) reborn [in the Pure Abodes],
tattha pari-nibbāyī	there (to attain) final-Nirvana,
anāvatti-dhammo tasmā lokā.	One-who-does-not-return--**** *** (from that) world.

simile of archer
Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave,	"Suppose-that, *********,
issāso vā issās-antevāsī vā	(an) archer or archer's-apprentice **
tiṇa-purisa-rūpake vā	(uses) a straw-man-form or
mattikā-puñje vā	clay-mound,
yoggaṃ karitvā,	Suitable-for practicing.
so aparena samayena	he, after some-time,
dūrepātī ca hoti	{is capable of} long-distance-shooting {**},
akkhaṇavedhī ca	an-archer-who-fires-accurate-shots-in-rapid-succession **.
mahato ca kāyassa padāletā;	great ** masses; (he is) one-who-destroys-them.

evamevaṃ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu	in the same way, monks, a monk

(repeat) STED Jhāna
sabbaso viññāṇañcā-(a)yatanaṃ samatikkamma	(with) complete consciousness-infinitude-dimension's transcending
N-atthi kiñcīti	(perceiving,) 'There-is nothing,'
ākiñcaññā-(a)yatanaṃ upasampajja viharati.	Nothingness-dimension, (he) enters, dwells.



(repeat) 11 ways of contemplating 5uk
So yadeva tattha hoti	He {regards} whatever there is

vedanāgataṃ	connected to – feelings
saññāgataṃ	connected to – perception
saṅkhāragataṃ	connected to – fabrications
viññāṇagataṃ,	connected to – consciousness,
te dhamme	those phenomena (are)
A-niccato dukkhato	Im-permanent, suffering,
rogato gaṇḍato	A disease, a cancer,
sallato aghato	an arrow, painful,
ābādhato parato	an affliction, alien,
palokato suññato an-attato	a disintegration, empty, not-self.
samanupassati.	{***************}

So tehi dhammehi cittaṃ paṭivāpeti.	he, (in regard to) those phenomena, (his) mind turns-away.
So tehi dhammehi cittaṃ paṭivāpetvā	he, (in regard to) those phenomena, (his) mind having-turned-away,
amatāya dhātuyā cittaṃ upasaṃharati:	(to the) deathless element (his) mind inclines:
(repeat) Nirvana
‘etaṃ santaṃ etaṃ paṇītaṃ	This (is) peace, this (is) exquisite —
yadidaṃ	that is,
Sabba-saṅkhāra-samatho	All-fabrications-stilled.
Sabb—ūpadhi-paṭinissaggo	All-acquisitions-relinquished.
Taṇhāk-khayo	Craving-destroyed.
virāgo	dispassion.
nirodho	cessation.
nibbānan’	Nirvana.
ti.

(repeat) either Arahant or Nonreturner
So tattha ṭhito	He, right-there stays:
āsavānaṃ khayaṃ pāpuṇāti.	asinine-tendencies destroyed completely
No ce	. {if} not
āsavānaṃ khayaṃ pāpuṇāti,	asinine-tendencies destroyed completely
teneva dhamma-rāgena	, (then through) this-very dhamma-passion,
tāya dhamma-nandiyā	this-very dhamma-delight,
pañcannaṃ orambhāgiyānaṃ saṃyojanānaṃ parikkhayā	five lower fetters totally-waste-away -
opapātiko hoti	(he) {is} (due to be) reborn [in the Pure Abodes],
tattha pari-nibbāyī	there (to attain) final-Nirvana,
anāvatti-dhammo tasmā lokā.	One-who-does-not-return--**** *** (from that) world.

ākiñcaññ-āyatanampāhaṃ, bhikkhave,	No-thing-ness-dimension, *********,
nissāya āsavānaṃ khayaṃ vadāmī’ti,	(is) necessary (for the) asinine-influences (to be) destroyed. (This) I say.
iti yaṃ taṃ vuttaṃ,	Thus *** this (was) said.
idametaṃ paṭicca vuttaṃ.	That is-the-reason (this was) said.


conclusion
Iti kho, bhikkhave,	Thus indeed, monks,
yāvatā saññā-samāpatti	as-far-as (the) perception-attainments (go),
tāvatā aññā-paṭivedho.	That-is-as-far-as gnosis-penetration (goes).
Yāni ca kho imāni, bhikkhave,	(as for) one * who, ***********,
nissāya dve āyatanāni—	Is-supported-by (these) two dimensions —
nevasaññānāsaññāyatanasamāpatti ca	neither perception nor non-perception dimension– attainment and
saññāvedayitanirodho ca,	perception and feeling cessation ** —
jhāyīhete, bhikkhave,	Skilled-meditators, *********,
samāpattikusalehi	skilled in attaining,
samāpatti-vuṭṭhāna-kusalehi	skilled in attaining & emerging,
samāpajjitvā vuṭṭhahitvā	Having-attained, having-emerged,
sammā akkhātabbānīti	(they can) properly explain [how it’s done].
vadāmī”ti.	This I say.

end of sutta
Pañcamaṃ.

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AN 9.36

AN 9.36 Jhāna-sutta (complete, no peyyāla)

36.1 - (1st Jhāna)

36.1.1 - (doing vipassana while in four jhānas, can realize Nirvana)

(either become Arahant or Nonreturner)

(doing vipassana while in jhana, can realize Nirvana)

(either become Arahant or Nonreturner)

36.2 - (2nd Jhāna)

(doing vipassana while in jhana, can realize Nirvana)

(either become Arahant or Nonreturner)

(doing vipassana while in jhana, can realize Nirvana)

(either become Arahant or Nonreturner)

36.3 - (3rd Jhāna)

36.4 - (4th Jhāna)

36.5 - ((5th smd) Ākāsā-nañc-āyatanam)

36.6 - ((6th smd) viññāṇa-ñc-āyatanam)

36.7 - ((7th smd) ākiñcaññ-āyatanam)

36.8 - (8th and 9th attainments require ‘emerging’ from attainment before doing vipassana)

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