SN 34.1 · Entering Immersion
SN 34.1 · Samādhimūlakasamāpattisutta
At Sāvatthī.
Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
“Mendicants, there are these four meditators. What four?
“Cattārome, bhikkhave, jhāyī. Katame cattāro?
One meditator is skilled in immersion but not in entering it.
Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco jhāyī samādhismiṁ samādhikusalo hoti, na samādhismiṁ samāpattikusalo.
One meditator is not skilled in immersion but is skilled in entering it.
Idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco jhāyī samādhismiṁ samāpattikusalo hoti, na samādhismiṁ samādhikusalo.
One meditator is skilled neither in immersion nor in entering it.
Idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco jhāyī neva samādhismiṁ samādhikusalo hoti, na ca samādhismiṁ samāpattikusalo.
One meditator is skilled both in immersion and in entering it.
Idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco jhāyī samādhismiṁ samādhikusalo ca hoti, samādhismiṁ samāpattikusalo ca.
Of these, the meditator skilled in immersion and in entering it is the foremost, best, chief, highest, and finest of the four.
Tatra, bhikkhave, yvāyaṁ jhāyī samādhismiṁ samādhikusalo ca hoti samādhismiṁ samāpattikusalo ca ayaṁ imesaṁ catunnaṁ jhāyīnaṁ aggo ca seṭṭho ca mokkho ca uttamo ca pavaro ca.
From a cow comes milk, from milk comes curds, from curds come butter, from butter comes ghee, and from ghee comes cream of ghee. And the cream of ghee is said to be the best of these.
Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, gavā khīraṁ, khīramhā dadhi, dadhimhā navanītaṁ, navanītamhā sappi, sappimhā sappimaṇḍo tatra aggamakkhāyati;
In the same way, the meditator skilled in immersion and entering it is the foremost, best, leading, highest, and finest of the four.”
evameva kho, bhikkhave, yvāyaṁ jhāyī samādhismiṁ samādhikusalo ca hoti samādhismiṁ samāpattikusalo ca ayaṁ imesaṁ catunnaṁ jhāyīnaṁ aggo ca seṭṭho ca mokkho ca uttamo ca pavaro cā”ti.
Paṭhamaṁ.
SN 34.2 · Remaining in Immersion
SN 34.2 · Samādhimūlakaṭhitisutta
At Sāvatthī.
Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
“Mendicants, there are these four meditators. What four?
“Cattārome, bhikkhave, jhāyī. Katame cattāro?
One meditator is skilled in immersion but not in remaining in it.
Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco jhāyī samādhismiṁ samādhikusalo hoti, na samādhismiṁ ṭhitikusalo.
One meditator is skilled in remaining in immersion but is not skilled in immersion.
Idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco jhāyī samādhismiṁ ṭhitikusalo hoti, na samādhismiṁ samādhikusalo.
One meditator is skilled neither in immersion nor in remaining in it.
Idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco jhāyī neva samādhismiṁ samādhikusalo hoti, na ca samādhismiṁ ṭhitikusalo.
One meditator is skilled both in immersion and in remaining in it.
Idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco jhāyī samādhismiṁ samādhikusalo ca hoti, samādhismiṁ ṭhitikusalo ca.
Of these, the meditator skilled in immersion and in remaining in it is the foremost, best, leading, highest, and finest of the four.
Tatra, bhikkhave, yvāyaṁ jhāyī samādhismiṁ samādhikusalo ca hoti samādhismiṁ ṭhitikusalo ca ayaṁ imesaṁ catunnaṁ jhāyīnaṁ aggo ca seṭṭho ca mokkho ca uttamo ca pavaro ca.
From a cow comes milk, from milk comes curds, from curds come butter, from butter comes ghee, and from ghee comes cream of ghee. And the cream of ghee is said to be the best of these.
Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, gavā khīraṁ, khīramhā dadhi, dadhimhā navanītaṁ, navanītamhā sappi, sappimhā sappimaṇḍo tatra aggamakkhāyati;
In the same way, the meditator skilled in immersion and remaining in it is the foremost, best, leading, highest, and finest of the four.”
evameva kho, bhikkhave, yvāyaṁ jhāyī samādhismiṁ samādhikusalo ca hoti samādhismiṁ ṭhitikusalo ca ayaṁ imesaṁ catunnaṁ jhāyīnaṁ aggo ca seṭṭho ca mokkho ca uttamo ca pavaro cā”ti.
Dutiyaṁ.
SN 34.12 · Entering and Emerging
SN 34.12 · Samāpattimūlakavuṭṭhānasutta
At Sāvatthī.
Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
“Mendicants, there are these four meditators. What four?
“Cattārome, bhikkhave, jhāyī. Katame cattāro?
One meditator is skilled in entering immersion but not in emerging from it. …”
Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco jhāyī samādhismiṁ samāpattikusalo hoti, na samādhismiṁ vuṭṭhānakusalo. Idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco jhāyī samādhismiṁ vuṭṭhānakusalo hoti, na samādhismiṁ samāpattikusalo. Idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco jhāyī neva samādhismiṁ samāpattikusalo hoti, na ca samādhismiṁ vuṭṭhānakusalo. Idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco jhāyī samādhismiṁ samāpattikusalo ca hoti, samādhismiṁ vuṭṭhānakusalo ca. Tatra, bhikkhave, yvāyaṁ jhāyī …pe… pavaro cā”ti.
Dvādasamaṁ.
SN 34.13 · Entering and Gladdening
SN 34.13 · Samāpattimūlakakallitasutta
At Sāvatthī.
Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
“Mendicants, there are these four meditators. What four?
“Cattārome, bhikkhave, jhāyī. Katame cattāro?
One meditator is skilled in entering immersion but not in positivity for immersion. …”
Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco jhāyī samādhismiṁ samāpattikusalo hoti, na samādhismiṁ kallitakusalo. Idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco jhāyī samādhismiṁ kallitakusalo hoti, na samādhismiṁ samāpattikusalo. Idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco jhāyī neva samādhismiṁ samāpattikusalo hoti, na ca samādhismiṁ kallitakusalo. Idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco jhāyī samādhismiṁ samāpattikusalo ca hoti, samādhismiṁ kallitakusalo ca. Tatra …pe… pavaro cā”ti.
Terasamaṁ.
SN 34.14 · Entering and Supports
SN 34.14 · Samāpattimūlakaārammaṇasutta
At Sāvatthī.
Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
“Mendicants, there are these four meditators. What four?
“Cattārome, bhikkhave, jhāyī. Katame cattāro?
One meditator is skilled in entering immersion but not in the supports for it. …”
Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco jhāyī samādhismiṁ samāpattikusalo hoti, na samādhismiṁ ārammaṇakusalo. Idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco jhāyī samādhismiṁ ārammaṇakusalo hoti, na samādhismiṁ samāpattikusalo. Idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco jhāyī neva samādhismiṁ samāpattikusalo hoti, na ca samādhismiṁ ārammaṇakusalo. Idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco jhāyī samādhismiṁ samāpattikusalo ca hoti, samādhismiṁ ārammaṇakusalo ca. Tatra …pe… pavaro cā”ti.
Cuddasamaṁ.
SN 34.15 · Entering and Territory
SN 34.15 · Samāpattimūlakagocarasutta
At Sāvatthī.
Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
“Mendicants, there are these four meditators. What four?
“Cattārome, bhikkhave, jhāyī. Katame cattāro?
One meditator is skilled in entering immersion but not in the territory of immersion. …”
Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco jhāyī samādhismiṁ samāpattikusalo hoti, na samādhismiṁ gocarakusalo. Idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco jhāyī samādhismiṁ gocarakusalo hoti, na samādhismiṁ samāpattikusalo. Idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco jhāyī neva samādhismiṁ samāpattikusalo hoti, na ca samādhismiṁ gocarakusalo. Idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco jhāyī samādhismiṁ samāpattikusalo ca hoti, samādhismiṁ gocarakusalo ca. Tatra …pe… pavaro cā”ti.
Pannarasamaṁ.
SN 34.16 · Entering and Projecting
SN 34.16 · Samāpattimūlakaabhinīhārasutta
At Sāvatthī.
Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
“Mendicants, there are these four meditators. What four?
“Cattārome, bhikkhave, jhāyī. Katame cattāro?
One meditator is skilled in entering immersion but not in projecting the mind purified by immersion. …”
Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco jhāyī samādhismiṁ samāpattikusalo hoti, na samādhismiṁ abhinīhārakusalo. Idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco jhāyī samādhismiṁ abhinīhārakusalo hoti, na samādhismiṁ samāpattikusalo. Idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco jhāyī neva samādhismiṁ samāpattikusalo hoti, na ca samādhismiṁ abhinīhārakusalo. Idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco jhāyī samādhismiṁ samāpattikusalo ca hoti, samādhismiṁ abhinīhārakusalo ca. Tatra …pe… pavaro cā”ti.
Soḷasamaṁ.
SN 34.17 · Entering and Carefulness
SN 34.17 · Samāpattimūlakasakkaccasutta
At Sāvatthī.
Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
“Mendicants, there are these four meditators. What four?
“Cattārome, bhikkhave, jhāyī. Katame cattāro?
One meditator is skilled in entering immersion but not in practicing carefully for it. …”
Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco jhāyī samādhismiṁ samāpattikusalo hoti, na samādhismiṁ sakkaccakārī. Idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco jhāyī samādhismiṁ sakkaccakārī hoti, na samādhismiṁ samāpattikusalo. Idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco jhāyī neva samādhismiṁ samāpattikusalo hoti, na ca samādhismiṁ sakkaccakārī. Idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco jhāyī samādhismiṁ samāpattikusalo ca hoti, samādhismiṁ sakkaccakārī ca. Tatra …pe… pavaro cā”ti.
Sattarasamaṁ.
SN 34.18 · Entering and Persistence
SN 34.18 · Samāpattimūlakasātaccasutta
At Sāvatthī.
Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
“Mendicants, there are these four meditators. What four?
“Cattārome, bhikkhave, jhāyī. Katame cattāro?
One meditator is skilled in entering immersion but not in practicing persistently for it. …”
Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco jhāyī samādhismiṁ samāpattikusalo hoti, na samādhismiṁ sātaccakārī. Idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco jhāyī samādhismiṁ sātaccakārī hoti, na samādhismiṁ samāpattikusalo. Idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco jhāyī neva samādhismiṁ samāpattikusalo hoti, na ca samādhismiṁ sātaccakārī. Idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco jhāyī samādhismiṁ samāpattikusalo ca hoti, samādhismiṁ sātaccakārī ca. Tatra …pe… pavaro cā”ti.
Aṭṭhārasamaṁ.
SN 34.20–27 · Eight on Remaining and Emergence, Etc.
SN 34.20–27 · Ṭhitimūlakavuṭṭhānasuttādiaṭṭhaka
At Sāvatthī.
Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
“Mendicants, there are these four meditators. What four?
“Cattārome, bhikkhave, jhāyī. Katame cattāro?
One meditator is skilled in remaining in immersion but not in emerging from it. …”
Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco jhāyī samādhismiṁ ṭhitikusalo hoti, na samādhismiṁ vuṭṭhānakusalo. Idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco jhāyī samādhismiṁ vuṭṭhānakusalo hoti, na samādhismiṁ ṭhitikusalo. Idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco jhāyī neva samādhismiṁ ṭhitikusalo hoti, na ca samādhismiṁ vuṭṭhānakusalo. Idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco jhāyī samādhismiṁ ṭhitikusalo ca hoti, samādhismiṁ vuṭṭhānakusalo ca. Tatra, bhikkhave, yvāyaṁ jhāyī …pe… uttamo ca pavaro cā”ti.
Vīsatimaṁ.
(These eight discourses should be told in full as the previous set.)
(Purimamūlakāni viya yāva sattavīsatimā ṭhitimūlakasappāyakārīsuttā aṭṭha suttāni pūretabbāni.)
(Ṭhitimūlakaṁ.)
SN 34.28–34 · Seven on Emergence and Gladdening, Etc.
SN 34.28–34 · Vuṭṭhānamūlakakallitasuttādisattaka
At Sāvatthī.
Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
“Mendicants, there are these four meditators. What four?
“Cattārome, bhikkhave, jhāyī. Katame cattāro?
One meditator is skilled in emerging from immersion but not in positivity for immersion. …”
Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco jhāyī samādhismiṁ vuṭṭhānakusalo hoti, na samādhismiṁ kallitakusalo … samādhismiṁ kallitakusalo hoti, na samādhismiṁ vuṭṭhānakusalo … neva samādhismiṁ vuṭṭhānakusalo hoti, na ca samādhismiṁ kallitakusalo … samādhismiṁ vuṭṭhānakusalo ca hoti samādhismiṁ kallitakusalo ca. Tatra, bhikkhave, yvāyaṁ jhāyī …pe… uttamo ca pavaro cā”ti.
Aṭṭhavīsatimaṁ.
(These seven discourses should be told in full as the previous set.)
(Purimamūlakāni viya yāva catuttiṁsatimā vuṭṭhānamūlakasappāyakārīsuttā satta suttāni pūretabbāni.)
(Vuṭṭhānamūlakaṁ.)
SN 34.55 · Persistence and What’s Conducive
SN 34.55 · Sātaccamūlakasappāyakārīsutta
At Sāvatthī.
Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
“Mendicants, there are these four meditators. What four?
“Cattārome, bhikkhave, jhāyī. Katame cattāro?
One meditator is skilled in practicing persistently for immersion but not in doing what’s conducive to it.
Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco jhāyī samādhismiṁ sātaccakārī hoti, na samādhismiṁ sappāyakārī.
One meditator is skilled in doing what’s conducive to immersion but not in practicing persistently for it.
Idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco jhāyī samādhismiṁ sappāyakārī hoti, na samādhismiṁ sātaccakārī.
One meditator is skilled neither in practicing persistently for immersion nor in doing what’s conducive to it.
Idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco jhāyī neva samādhismiṁ sātaccakārī hoti, na ca samādhismiṁ sappāyakārī.
One meditator is skilled both in practicing persistently for immersion and in doing what’s conducive to it.
Idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco jhāyī samādhismiṁ sātaccakārī ca hoti, samādhismiṁ sappāyakārī ca.
Of these, the meditator skilled both in practicing persistently for immersion and in doing what’s conducive to it is the foremost, best, leading, highest, and finest of the four.
Tatra, bhikkhave, yvāyaṁ jhāyī samādhismiṁ sātaccakārī ca hoti samādhismiṁ sappāyakārī ca ayaṁ imesaṁ catunnaṁ jhāyīnaṁ aggo ca seṭṭho ca mokkho ca uttamo ca pavaro ca.
From a cow comes milk, from milk comes curds, from curds come butter, from butter comes ghee, and from ghee comes cream of ghee. And the cream of ghee is said to be the best of these.
Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, gavā khīraṁ, khīramhā dadhi, dadhimhā navanītaṁ, navanītamhā sappi, sappimhā sappimaṇḍo tatra aggamakkhāyati;
In the same way, the meditator skilled both in practicing persistently for immersion and in doing what’s conducive to it is the foremost, best, leading, highest, and finest of the four.”
evameva kho, bhikkhave, yvāyaṁ jhāyī samādhismiṁ sātaccakārī ca hoti, samādhismiṁ sappāyakārī ca ayaṁ imesaṁ catunnaṁ jhāyīnaṁ aggo ca seṭṭho ca mokkho ca uttamo ca pavaro cā”ti.
That is what the Buddha said. Satisfied, the mendicants approved what the Buddha said.
Idamavoca bhagavā. Attamanā te bhikkhū bhagavato bhāsitaṁ abhinandunti.
Pañcapaññāsamaṁ.
(All should be told in full as per the fifty-fifth discourse.)
(Yathā pañcapaññāsaṁ veyyākaraṇāni honti tathā vitthāretabbāni.)
Khandhavaggo tatiyo.
Tassuddānaṁ
Samādhi samāpatti ṭhiti ca,Vuṭṭhānaṁ kallitārammaṇena ca;Gocarā abhinīhāro sakkacca,Sātacca athopi sappāyanti.
The Linked Discourses on Absorption are complete.
Jhānasaṁyuttaṁ samattaṁ.
Tassuddānaṁ
Khandha rādhasaṁyuttañca,diṭṭhiokkanta uppādā;Kilesa sāriputtā ca,nāgā supaṇṇa gandhabbā;Valāha vacchajhānanti,khandhavaggamhi terasāti.
The Book of the Aggregates is finished.
Khandhavaggasaṁyuttapāḷi niṭṭhitā.