Aṅguttara Nikāya 1 — 29. Aparaaccharāsaṅghātavagga

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Aṅguttara Nikāya 1
Numbered Discourses 1.394–574
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29. Aparaaccharāsaṅghātavagga
Another Chapter on a Finger-Snap
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“Accharāsaṅghātamattampi ce, bhikkhave, bhikkhu paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ bhāveti, ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave:
“If, mendicants, a mendicant develops the first absorption, even as long as a finger-snap, they are called
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‘bhikkhu arittajjhāno viharati, satthusāsanakaro ovādapatikaro, amoghaṁ raṭṭhapiṇḍaṁ bhuñjati’.
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.
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Ko pana vādo ye naṁ bahulīkarontī”ti.
How much more so those who make much of it!”
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395–401
395–401
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“Accharāsaṅghātamattampi ce, bhikkhave, bhikkhu dutiyaṁ jhānaṁ bhāveti …pe…
“If, mendicants, a mendicant develops the second …
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tatiyaṁ jhānaṁ bhāveti …pe…
third …
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catutthaṁ jhānaṁ bhāveti …pe…
or fourth absorption …
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mettaṁ cetovimuttiṁ bhāveti …pe…
or the heart’s release by love …
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karuṇaṁ cetovimuttiṁ bhāveti …pe…
or the heart’s release by compassion …
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muditaṁ cetovimuttiṁ bhāveti …pe…
or the heart’s release by rejoicing …
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upekkhaṁ cetovimuttiṁ bhāveti …pe….
or the heart’s release by equanimity, even as long as a finger-snap …
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402–405
402–405
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Kāye kāyānupassī viharati ātāpī sampajāno satimā vineyya loke abhijjhādomanassaṁ …pe…
If a mendicant meditates by observing an aspect of the body …
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vedanāsu vedanānupassī viharati …
feelings …
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citte cittānupassī viharati …
mind …
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dhammesu dhammānupassī viharati ātāpī sampajāno satimā vineyya loke abhijjhādomanassaṁ.
principles—keen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world, even for the time of a finger-snap …
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406–409
406–409
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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 don’t arise, even for the time of a finger-snap …
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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 bad, unskillful qualities that have arisen are given up, even for the time of a finger-snap …
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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 arise, even for the time of a finger-snap …
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uppannānaṁ kusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ ṭhitiyā asammosāya bhiyyobhāvāya vepullāya bhāvanāya pāripūriyā 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 fully developed, even for the time of a finger-snap …
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410–413
410–413
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Chandasamādhipadhānasaṅkhārasamannāgataṁ iddhipādaṁ bhāveti …
If they develop the basis of psychic power that has immersion due to enthusiasm, and active effort …
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vīriyasamādhipadhānasaṅkhārasamannāgataṁ iddhipādaṁ bhāveti …
the basis of psychic power that has immersion due to energy, and active effort …
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cittasamādhipadhānasaṅkhārasamannāgataṁ iddhipādaṁ bhāveti …
the basis of psychic power that has immersion due to mental development, and active effort …
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vīmaṁsāsamādhipadhānasaṅkhārasamannāgataṁ iddhipādaṁ bhāveti ….
the basis of psychic power that has immersion due to inquiry, and active effort, even for the time of a finger-snap …
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414–418
414–418
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Saddhindriyaṁ bhāveti …
If they develop the faculty of faith …
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vīriyindriyaṁ bhāveti …
the faculty of energy …
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satindriyaṁ bhāveti …
the faculty of mindfulness …
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samādhindriyaṁ bhāveti …
the faculty of immersion …
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paññindriyaṁ bhāveti ….
the faculty of wisdom, even for the time of a finger-snap …
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419–423
419–423
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Saddhābalaṁ bhāveti …
If they develop the power of faith …
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vīriyabalaṁ bhāveti …
the power of energy …
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satibalaṁ bhāveti …
the power of mindfulness …
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samādhibalaṁ bhāveti …
the power of immersion …
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paññābalaṁ bhāveti ….
the power of wisdom, even for the time of a finger-snap …
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424–430
424–430
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Satisambojjhaṅgaṁ bhāveti …
If they develop the awakening factor of mindfulness …
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dhammavicayasambojjhaṅgaṁ bhāveti …
the awakening factor of investigation of principles …
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vīriyasambojjhaṅgaṁ bhāveti …
the awakening factor of energy …
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pītisambojjhaṅgaṁ bhāveti …
the awakening factor of rapture …
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passaddhisambojjhaṅgaṁ bhāveti …
the awakening factor of tranquility …
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samādhisambojjhaṅgaṁ bhāveti …
the awakening factor of immersion …
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upekkhāsambojjhaṅgaṁ bhāveti ….
the awakening factor of equanimity, even for the time of a finger-snap …
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431–438
431–438
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Sammādiṭṭhiṁ bhāveti …
If they develop right view …
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sammāsaṅkappaṁ bhāveti …
right purpose …
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sammāvācaṁ bhāveti …
right speech …
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sammākammantaṁ bhāveti …
right action …
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sammāājīvaṁ bhāveti …
right livelihood …
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sammāvāyāmaṁ bhāveti …
right effort …
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sammāsatiṁ bhāveti …
right mindfulness …
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sammāsamādhiṁ bhāveti ….
right immersion, even for the time of a finger-snap …
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439–446
439–446
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Ajjhattaṁ rūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati parittāni suvaṇṇadubbaṇṇāni.
Perceiving form internally, they see forms externally, limited, both pretty and ugly.
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Tāni abhibhuyya:
Mastering them, they perceive:
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‘jānāmi passāmī’ti—
‘I know and see.’ …
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evaṁsaññī hoti.
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… ajjhattaṁ rūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati appamāṇāni suvaṇṇadubbaṇṇāni.
Perceiving form internally, they see forms externally, limitless, both pretty and ugly.
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Tāni abhibhuyya:
Mastering them, they perceive:
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‘jānāmi passāmī’ti—
‘I know and see.’ …
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evaṁsaññī hoti.
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… ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati parittāni suvaṇṇadubbaṇṇāni.
Not perceiving form internally, they see forms externally, limited, both pretty and ugly.
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Tāni abhibhuyya:
Mastering them, they perceive:
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‘jānāmi passāmī’ti—
‘I know and see.’ …
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evaṁsaññī hoti.
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… ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati appamāṇāni suvaṇṇadubbaṇṇāni.
Not perceiving form internally, they see forms externally, limitless, both pretty and ugly.
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Tāni abhibhuyya:
Mastering them, they perceive:
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‘jānāmi passāmī’ti—
‘I know and see.’ …
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evaṁsaññī hoti.
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… ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati nīlāni nīlavaṇṇāni nīlanidassanāni nīlanibhāsāni.
Not perceiving form internally, they see forms externally that are blue, with blue color and blue appearance.
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Tāni abhibhuyya:
Mastering them, they perceive:
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‘jānāmi passāmī’ti—
‘I know and see.’ …
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evaṁsaññī hoti.
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… ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati pītāni pītavaṇṇāni pītanidassanāni pītanibhāsāni.
Not perceiving form internally, they see forms externally that are yellow, with yellow color and yellow appearance.
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Tāni abhibhuyya:
Mastering them, they perceive:
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‘jānāmi passāmī’ti—
‘I know and see.’ …
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evaṁsaññī hoti.
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… ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati lohitakāni lohitakavaṇṇāni lohitakanidassanāni lohitakanibhāsāni.
Not perceiving form internally, they see forms externally that are red, with red color and red appearance.
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Tāni abhibhuyya:
Mastering them, they perceive:
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‘jānāmi passāmī’ti—
‘I know and see.’ …
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evaṁsaññī hoti.
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… ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati odātāni odātavaṇṇāni odātanidassanāni odātanibhāsāni.
Not perceiving form internally, they see forms externally that are white, with white color and white appearance.
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Tāni abhibhuyya:
Mastering them, they perceive:
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‘jānāmi passāmī’ti—
‘I know and see.’ …
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evaṁsaññī hoti.
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447–454
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Rūpī rūpāni passati …
Having physical form, they see forms …
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ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati …
not perceiving form internally, they see forms externally …
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subhanteva adhimutto hoti …
they’re focused only on beauty …
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sabbaso rūpasaññānaṁ samatikkamā paṭighasaññānaṁ atthaṅgamā nānattasaññānaṁ amanasikārā ananto ākāsoti ākāsānañcāyatanaṁ upasampajja viharati …
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 …
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sabbaso ākāsānañcāyatanaṁ samatikkamma anantaṁ viññāṇanti viññāṇañcāyatanaṁ 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 …
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sabbaso viññāṇañcāyatanaṁ samatikkamma natthi kiñcīti ākiñcaññāyatanaṁ 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 …
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sabbaso ākiñcaññāyatanaṁ samatikkamma nevasaññānāsaññāyatanaṁ upasampajja viharati …
going totally beyond the dimension of nothingness, they enter and remain in the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception …
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sabbaso nevasaññānāsaññāyatanaṁ samatikkamma saññāvedayitanirodhaṁ upasampajja viharati ….
going totally beyond the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception, they enter and remain in the cessation of perception and feeling …

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