Abhibhāyatanasutta
Eight dimensions of meditative mastery, based on the vision of certain shapes and colors.
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Abhibhāyatanasutta
Dimensions of Mastery
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“Aṭṭhimāni, bhikkhave, abhibhāyatanāni.
“Mendicants, there are these eight dimensions of mastery.
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Katamāni aṭṭha?
What eight?
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Ajjhattaṁ rūpasaññī eko bahiddhā rūpāni passati parittāni suvaṇṇadubbaṇṇāni.
Perceiving form internally, someone sees forms externally, limited, both pretty and ugly.
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‘Tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi passāmī’ti, evaṁsaññī hoti.
Mastering them, they perceive: ‘I know and see.’
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Idaṁ paṭhamaṁ abhibhāyatanaṁ.
This is the first dimension of mastery.
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Ajjhattaṁ rūpasaññī eko bahiddhā rūpāni passati appamāṇāni suvaṇṇadubbaṇṇāni.
Perceiving form internally, someone sees forms externally, limitless, both pretty and ugly.
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‘Tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi passāmī’ti, evaṁsaññī hoti.
Mastering them, they perceive: ‘I know and see.’
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Idaṁ dutiyaṁ abhibhāyatanaṁ.
This is the second dimension of mastery.
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Ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī eko bahiddhā rūpāni passati parittāni suvaṇṇadubbaṇṇāni.
Not perceiving form internally, someone sees forms externally, limited, both pretty and ugly.
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‘Tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi passāmī’ti, evaṁsaññī hoti.
Mastering them, they perceive: ‘I know and see.’
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Idaṁ tatiyaṁ abhibhāyatanaṁ.
This is the third dimension of mastery.
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Ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī eko bahiddhā rūpāni passati appamāṇāni suvaṇṇadubbaṇṇāni.
Not perceiving form internally, someone sees forms externally, limitless, both pretty and ugly.
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‘Tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi passāmī’ti, evaṁsaññī hoti.
Mastering them, they perceive: ‘I know and see.’
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Idaṁ catutthaṁ abhibhāyatanaṁ.
This is the fourth dimension of mastery.
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Ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī eko bahiddhā rūpāni passati nīlāni nīlavaṇṇāni nīlanidassanāni nīlanibhāsāni.
Not perceiving form internally, someone sees forms externally, blue, with blue color and blue appearance.
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‘Tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi passāmī’ti, evaṁsaññī hoti.
Mastering them, they perceive: ‘I know and see.’
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Idaṁ pañcamaṁ abhibhāyatanaṁ.
This is the fifth dimension of mastery.
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Ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī eko bahiddhā rūpāni passati pītāni pītavaṇṇāni pītanidassanāni pītanibhāsāni.
Not perceiving form internally, someone sees forms externally, yellow, with yellow color and yellow appearance.
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‘Tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi passāmī’ti, evaṁsaññī hoti.
Mastering them, they perceive: ‘I know and see.’
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Idaṁ chaṭṭhaṁ abhibhāyatanaṁ.
This is the sixth dimension of mastery.
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Ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī eko bahiddhā rūpāni passati lohitakāni lohitakavaṇṇāni lohitakanidassanāni lohitakanibhāsāni.
Not perceiving form internally, someone sees forms externally, red, with red color and red appearance.
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‘Tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi passāmī’ti, evaṁsaññī hoti.
Mastering them, they perceive: ‘I know and see.’
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Idaṁ sattamaṁ abhibhāyatanaṁ.
This is the seventh dimension of mastery.
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Ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī eko bahiddhā rūpāni passati odātāni odātavaṇṇāni odātanidassanāni odātanibhāsāni.
Not perceiving form internally, someone sees forms externally, white, with white color and white appearance.
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‘Tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi passāmī’ti, evaṁsaññī hoti.
Mastering them, they perceive: ‘I know and see.’
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Idaṁ aṭṭhamaṁ abhibhāyatanaṁ.
This is the eighth dimension of mastery.
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Imāni kho, bhikkhave, aṭṭha abhibhāyatanānī”ti.
These are the eight dimensions of mastery.”
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Pañcamaṁ.
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