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Right Immersion

Sammāsamādhisutta

To enter samādhi, a mendicant must be able to endure sense impacts.

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato · Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.113Numbered Discourses 5.113
  • 0.212. Andhakavindavagga12. At Andhakavinda

0.3SammāsamādhisuttaRight Immersion

1.1“Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu abhabbo sammāsamādhiṁ upasampajja viharituṁ.“Mendicants, a mendicant who has five qualities can’t enter and remain in right immersion.1.2Katamehi pañcahi?What five?1.3Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu akkhamo hoti rūpānaṁ, akkhamo saddānaṁ, akkhamo gandhānaṁ, akkhamo rasānaṁ, akkhamo phoṭṭhabbānaṁ.It’s when a mendicant can’t endure sights, sounds, smells, tastes, and touches.1.4Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu abhabbo sammāsamādhiṁ upasampajja viharituṁ.A mendicant who possesses these five qualities can’t enter and remain in right immersion.

2.1PTS 3.138Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu bhabbo sammāsamādhiṁ upasampajja viharituṁ.A mendicant who has five qualities can enter and remain in right immersion.2.2Katamehi pañcahi?What five?2.3Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu khamo hoti rūpānaṁ, khamo saddānaṁ, khamo gandhānaṁ, khamo rasānaṁ, khamo phoṭṭhabbānaṁ.It’s when a mendicant can endure sights, sounds, smells, tastes, and touches.2.4Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu bhabbo sammāsamādhiṁ upasampajja viharitun”ti.A mendicant who possesses these five qualities can enter and remain in right immersion.”

2.5Tatiyaṁ.