[571] Ekaṃ samayaṃ āyasmā godatto macchikāsaṇḍe viharati ambāṭakavane . atha kho citto gahapati yenāyasmā godatto tenupasaṅkami upasaṅkamitvā āyasmantaṃ godattaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ nisīdi . ekamantaṃ nisinnaṃ kho cittaṃ gahapatiṃ āyasmā godatto etadavoca yā cāyaṃ gahapati appamāṇā cetovimutti yā ca ākiñcaññā cetovimutti yā ca suññatā cetovimutti yā ca animittā cetovimutti ime dhammā nānatthā nānābyañjanā udāhu ekatthā byañjanameva nānanti . atthi bhante pariyāyo yaṃ pariyāyaṃ āgamma ime dhammā nānatthā ceva nānābyañjanā ca atthi pana bhante pariyāyo yaṃ pariyāyaṃ āgamma ime dhammā ekatthā byañjanameva nānanti

[572] Katamo ca bhante pariyāyo yaṃ pariyāyaṃ āgamma ime dhammā nānatthā ceva nānābyañjanā ca . idha bhante bhikkhu mettāsahagatena cetasā ekaṃ disaṃ pharitvā viharati . tathā dutiyaṃ. Tathā tatiyaṃ . tathā catutthaṃ . iti uddhamadho tiriyaṃ sabbadhi Sabbattatāya sabbāvantaṃ lokaṃ mettāsahagatena cetasā vipulena mahaggatena appamāṇena averena abyāpajjhena pharitvā viharati . Karuṇāsahagatena cetasā . muditāsahagatena cetasā . Upekkhāsahagatena cetasā ekaṃ disaṃ pharitvā viharati . tathā dutiyaṃ. Tathā tatiyaṃ. Tathā catutthaṃ . iti uddhamadho tiriyaṃ sabbadhi sabbattatāya sabbāvantaṃ lokaṃ upekkhāsahagatena cetasā vipulena mahaggatena appamāṇena averena abyāpajjhena pharitvā viharati . ayaṃ vuccati bhante appamāṇā cetovimutti.

[573] Katamā ca bhante ākiñcaññā cetovimutti . idha bhante bhikkhu sabbaso viññāṇañcāyatanaṃ samatikkamma natthi kiñcīti ākiñcaññāyatanaṃ upasampajja viharati . ayaṃ vuccati bhante ākiñcaññā cetovimutti.

[574] Katamā ca bhante suññatā cetovimutti . idha bhante bhikkhu araññagato vā rukkhamūlagato vā suññāgāragato vāti iti paṭisañcikkhati suññamidaṃ attena vā attaniyena vāti . ayaṃ vuccati bhante suññatā cetovimutti.