[114] Evaṃ vutte vassakāro brāhmaṇo magadhamahāmatto upanandaṃ senāpatiṃ āmantesi taṃ kiṃ maññasi evaṃ senāpati yadime bhonto sakkātabbaṃ sakkaronti garukātabbaṃ garukaronti mānetabbaṃ mānenti pūjetabbaṃ pūjenti tagghime bhonto sakkātabbaṃ sakkaronti garukātabbaṃ garukaronti mānetabbaṃ mānenti pūjetabbaṃ pūjenti imañca hi te bhonto na sakkareyyuṃ na garukareyyuṃ na māneyyuṃ na pūjeyyuṃ atha kiñcarahi te bhonto sakkareyyuṃ garukareyyuṃ māneyyuṃ pūjeyyuṃ sakkatvā garukatvā [1]- upanissāya vihareyyunti.

[115] Atha kho vassakāro brāhmaṇo magadhamahāmatto āyasmantaṃ ānandaṃ etadavoca kahaṃ pana [2]- ānando etarahi viharatīti . veḷuvane khvāhaṃ brāhmaṇa etarahi viharāmīti . kacci pana bho ānanda veḷuvanaṃ ramaṇīyañceva appasaddañca appanigghosañca vijanavātaṃ manussarāhaseyyakaṃ paṭisallānasāruppanti . taggha brāhmaṇa veḷuvanaṃ ramaṇīyañceva appasaddañca appanigghosañca Vijanavātaṃ manussarāhaseyyakaṃ paṭisallānasāruppaṃ yathātaṃ tumhādisehi rakkhikehi gopakehīti.

[116] Taggha bho ānanda veḷuvanaṃ ramaṇīyañceva appasaddañca appanigghosañca vijanavātaṃ manussarāhaseyyakaṃ paṭisallānasāruppaṃ yathātaṃ bhavantehi jhāyīhi jhānasīlehi jhāyino ceva bhavanto jhānasīlino ca ekamidāhaṃ bho ānanda samayaṃ so bhavaṃ gotamo vesāliyaṃ viharati mahāvane kūṭāgārasālāyaṃ atha khvāhaṃ bho ānanda yena mahāvanaṃ kūṭāgārasālā yena so bhavaṃ gotamo tenupasaṅkamiṃ tatra ca pana so bhavaṃ gotamo anekapariyāyena jhānakathaṃ kathesi jhāyī ceva so bhavaṃ gotamo ahosi jhānasīlo ca sabbañca pana so bhavaṃ gotamo jhānaṃ vaṇṇesīti.

[117] Na kho brāhmaṇa so bhagavā sabbaṃ jhānaṃ vaṇṇesi nāpi so bhagavā sabbaṃ jhānaṃ na vaṇṇesi na kathaṃrūpañca brāhmaṇa so bhagavā jhānaṃ na vaṇṇesi . idha brāhmaṇa ekacco kāmarāgapariyuṭṭhitena cetasā viharati kāmarāgaparetena uppannassa ca kāmarāgassa nissaraṇaṃ yathābhūtaṃ nappajānāti so kāmarāgaṃyeva antaraṃ karitvā jhāyati pajjhāyati nijjhāyati apajjhāyati . Byāpādapariyuṭṭhitena cetasā viharati byāpādaparetena uppannassa ca byāpādassa nissaraṇaṃ yathābhūtaṃ nappajānāti so byāpādaṃyeva antaraṃ karitvā jhāyati pajjhāyati nijjhāyati apajjhāyati . Thīnamiddhapariyuṭṭhitena cetasā viharati thīnamiddhaparetena uppannassa ca thīnamiddhassa nissaraṇaṃ yathābhūtaṃ nappajānāti so thīnamiddhaṃyeva antaraṃ karitvā jhāyati pajjhāyati nijjhāyati apajjhāyati . Uddhaccakukkuccapariyuṭṭhitena cetasā viharati uddhaccakukkuccaparetena uppannassa ca uddhaccakukkuccassa nissaraṇaṃ yathābhūtaṃ nappajānāti so uddhaccakukkuccaṃyeva antaraṃ karitvā jhāyati pajjhāyati nijjhāyati apajjhāyati . vicikicchāpariyuṭṭhitena cetasā viharati vicikicchāparetena uppannāya ca vicikicchāya nissaraṇaṃ yathābhūtaṃ nappajānāti so vicikicchaṃyeva antaraṃ karitvā jhāyati pajjhāyati nijjhāyati apajjhāyati . na evarūpaṃ kho brāhmaṇa so bhagavā jhānaṃ vaṇṇesi. {117.1} Kathaṃrūpañca brāhmaṇa so bhagavā jhānaṃ vaṇṇesi . Idha brāhmaṇa bhikkhu vivicceva kāmehi vivicca akusalehi dhammehi savitakkaṃ savicāraṃ vivekajaṃ pītisukhaṃ paṭhamaṃ jhānaṃ upasampajja viharati vitakkavicārānaṃ vūpasamā ajjhattaṃ sampasādanaṃ cetaso ekodibhāvaṃ avitakkaṃ avicāraṃ samādhijaṃ pītisukhaṃ dutiyaṃ jhānaṃ ... tatiyaṃ jhānaṃ ... Catutthaṃ jhānaṃ upasampajja viharati . evarūpaṃ kho brāhmaṇa so bhagavā jhānaṃ vaṇṇesīti.