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Numbered Discourses 8.65 – Aṅguttara Nikāya 8.65

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AN 8.65 Dimensions of Mastery – Abhibhāyatanasutta

 

1.1

“Bhikkhū, there are these eight dimensions of mastery.

“Aṭṭhimāni, bhikkhave, abhibhāyatanāni.

1.2

What eight?

Katamāni aṭṭha?

1.3

Perceiving form internally, someone sees visions externally, limited, both pretty and ugly.

Ajjhattaṁ rūpasaññī eko bahiddhā rūpāni passati parittāni suvaṇṇadubbaṇṇāni.

1.4

Mastering them, they perceive: ‘I know and see.’

‘Tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi passāmī’ti, evaṁsaññī hoti.

1.5

This is the first dimension of mastery.

Idaṁ paṭhamaṁ abhibhāyatanaṁ.

2.1

Perceiving form internally, someone sees visions externally, limitless, both pretty and ugly.

Ajjhattaṁ rūpasaññī eko bahiddhā rūpāni passati appamāṇāni suvaṇṇadubbaṇṇāni.

2.2

Mastering them, they perceive: ‘I know and see.’

‘Tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi passāmī’ti, evaṁsaññī hoti.

2.3

This is the second dimension of mastery.

Idaṁ dutiyaṁ abhibhāyatanaṁ.

3.1

Not perceiving form internally, someone sees visions externally, limited, both pretty and ugly.

Ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī eko bahiddhā rūpāni passati parittāni suvaṇṇadubbaṇṇāni.

3.2

Mastering them, they perceive: ‘I know and see.’

‘Tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi passāmī’ti, evaṁsaññī hoti.

3.3

This is the third dimension of mastery.

Idaṁ tatiyaṁ abhibhāyatanaṁ.

4.1

Not perceiving form internally, someone sees visions externally, limitless, both pretty and ugly.

Ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī eko bahiddhā rūpāni passati appamāṇāni suvaṇṇadubbaṇṇāni.

4.2

Mastering them, they perceive: ‘I know and see.’

‘Tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi passāmī’ti, evaṁsaññī hoti.

4.3

This is the fourth dimension of mastery.

Idaṁ catutthaṁ abhibhāyatanaṁ.

5.1

Not perceiving form internally, someone sees visions externally, blue, with blue color, blue hue, and blue tint.

Ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī eko bahiddhā rūpāni passati nīlāni nīlavaṇṇāni nīlanidassanāni nīlanibhāsāni.

5.2

Mastering them, they perceive: ‘I know and see.’

‘Tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi passāmī’ti, evaṁsaññī hoti.

5.3

This is the fifth dimension of mastery.

Idaṁ pañcamaṁ abhibhāyatanaṁ.

6.1

Not perceiving form internally, someone sees visions externally, yellow, with yellow color, yellow hue, and yellow tint.

Ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī eko bahiddhā rūpāni passati pītāni pītavaṇṇāni pītanidassanāni pītanibhāsāni.

6.2

Mastering them, they perceive: ‘I know and see.’

‘Tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi passāmī’ti, evaṁsaññī hoti.

6.3

This is the sixth dimension of mastery.

Idaṁ chaṭṭhaṁ abhibhāyatanaṁ.

7.1

Not perceiving form internally, someone sees visions externally, red, with red color, red hue, and red tint.

Ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī eko bahiddhā rūpāni passati lohitakāni lohitakavaṇṇāni lohitakanidassanāni lohitakanibhāsāni.

7.2

Mastering them, they perceive: ‘I know and see.’

‘Tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi passāmī’ti, evaṁsaññī hoti.

7.3

This is the seventh dimension of mastery.

Idaṁ sattamaṁ abhibhāyatanaṁ.

8.1

Not perceiving form internally, someone sees visions externally, white, with white color, white hue, and white tint.

Ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī eko bahiddhā rūpāni passati odātāni odātavaṇṇāni odātanidassanāni odātanibhāsāni.

8.2

Mastering them, they perceive: ‘I know and see.’

‘Tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi passāmī’ti, evaṁsaññī hoti.

8.3

This is the eighth dimension of mastery.

Idaṁ aṭṭhamaṁ abhibhāyatanaṁ.

8.4

These are the eight dimensions of mastery.”

Imāni kho, bhikkhave, aṭṭha abhibhāyatanānī”ti.

8.5

 

Pañcamaṁ.