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Prerequisites for Immersion

Samādhiparikkhārasutta

The path factors are the prerequisite for right immersion.

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

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 7.45Numbered Discourses 7.45
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0.3SamādhiparikkhārasuttaPrerequisites for Immersion

1.1“Sattime, bhikkhave, samādhiparikkhārā.“Mendicants, there are these seven prerequisites for immersion.1.2Katame satta?What seven?1.3Sammādiṭṭhi, sammāsaṅkappo, sammāvācā, sammākammanto, sammāājīvo, sammāvāyāmo, sammāsati.Right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, and right mindfulness.1.4Yā kho, bhikkhave, imehi sattahaṅgehi cittassekaggatā parikkhatā, ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, ariyo sammāsamādhi saupaniso itipi saparikkhāro itipī”ti.Unification of mind with these seven factors as prerequisites is what is called noble right immersion ‘with its vital conditions’ and also ‘with its prerequisites’.”

1.5Dutiyaṁ.