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अङ्गुत्तर निकाय ८।६६
Aṅguttara Nikāya 8.66
Numbered Discourses 8.66
७। भूमिचालवग्ग
7. Bhūmicālavagga
7. Earthquakes
विमोक्खसुत्त
Vimokkhasutta
Liberations
“अट्ठिमे, भिक्खवे, विमोक्खा। कतमे अट्ठ? रूपी रूपानि पस्सति। अयं पठमो विमोक्खो।
“Aṭṭhime, bhikkhave, vimokkhā. Katame aṭṭha? Rūpī rūpāni passati. Ayaṁ paṭhamo vimokkho.
“Bhikkhus, there are these eight liberations. What eight? Having physical form, they see visions. This is the first liberation.
अज्झत्तं अरूपसञ्ञी, बहिद्धा रूपानि पस्सति। अयं दुतियो विमोक्खो।
Ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī, bahiddhā1 rūpāni passati. Ayaṁ dutiyo vimokkho.
Not perceiving form internally, they see visions externally. This is the second liberation.
सुभन्तेव अधिमुत्तो होति। अयं ततियो विमोक्खो।
Subhanteva adhimutto hoti. Ayaṁ tatiyo vimokkho.
They’re focused only on beauty. This is the third liberation.
सब्बसो रूपसञ्ञानं समतिक्कमा पटिघसञ्ञानं अत्थङ्गमा नानत्तसञ्ञानं अमनसिकारा ‘अनन्तो आकासोऽति आकासानञ्चायतनं उपसम्पज्ज विहरति। अयं चतुत्थो विमोक्खो।
Sabbaso rūpasaññānaṁ samatikkamā paṭighasaññānaṁ atthaṅgamā nānattasaññānaṁ amanasikārā ‘ananto ākāso’ti ākāsānañcāyatanaṁ upasampajja viharati. Ayaṁ catuttho vimokkho.
Going totally beyond perceptions of form, with the ending 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. This is the fourth liberation.
सब्बसो आकासानञ्चायतनं समतिक्कम्म ‘अनन्तं विञ्ञाणन्ऽति विञ्ञाणञ्चायतनं उपसम्पज्ज विहरति। अयं पञ्चमो विमोक्खो।
Sabbaso ākāsānañcāyatanaṁ samatikkamma ‘anantaṁ viññāṇan’ti viññāṇañcāyatanaṁ upasampajja viharati. Ayaṁ pañcamo vimokkho.
Going totally beyond the dimension of infinite space, aware that ‘consciousness is infinite’, they enter and remain in the dimension of infinite consciousness. This is the fifth liberation.
सब्बसो विञ्ञाणञ्चायतनं समतिक्कम्म ‘नत्थि किञ्चीऽति आकिञ्चञ्ञायतनं उपसम्पज्ज विहरति। अयं छट्ठो विमोक्खो।
Sabbaso viññāṇañcāyatanaṁ samatikkamma ‘natthi kiñcī’ti ākiñcaññāyatanaṁ upasampajja viharati. Ayaṁ chaṭṭho vimokkho.
Going totally beyond the dimension of infinite consciousness, aware that ‘there is nothing at all’, they enter and remain in the dimension of nothingness. This is the sixth liberation.
सब्बसो आकिञ्चञ्ञायतनं समतिक्कम्म नेवसञ्ञानासञ्ञायतनं उपसम्पज्ज विहरति। अयं सत्तमो विमोक्खो।
Sabbaso ākiñcaññāyatanaṁ samatikkamma nevasaññānāsaññāyatanaṁ upasampajja viharati. Ayaṁ sattamo vimokkho.
Going totally beyond the dimension of nothingness, they enter and remain in the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception. This is the seventh liberation.
सब्बसो नेवसञ्ञानासञ्ञायतनं समतिक्कम्म सञ्ञावेदयितनिरोधं उपसम्पज्ज विहरति। अयं अट्ठमो विमोक्खो।
Sabbaso nevasaññānāsaññāyatanaṁ samatikkamma saññāvedayitanirodhaṁ upasampajja viharati. Ayaṁ aṭṭhamo vimokkho.
Going totally beyond the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception, they enter and remain in the cessation of perception and feeling. This is the eighth liberation.
इमे खो, भिक्खवे, अट्ठ विमोक्खा”ति।
Ime kho, bhikkhave, aṭṭha vimokkhā”ti.
These are the eight liberations.”
छट्ठं।
Chaṭṭhaṁ.
The authoritative text of the Aṅguttara Nikāya is the Pāli text. The English translation is provided as an aid to the study of the original Pāli text. [CREDITS »]
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