[597] Kathaṃ bhāvitā ca bhikkhave mettā cetovimutti kiṃgatikā hoti kimparamā kimphalā kimpariyosānā . idha bhikkhave bhikkhu mettāsahagataṃ satisambojjhaṅgaṃ bhāveti .pe. mettāsahagataṃ upekkhāsambojjhaṅgaṃ bhāveti vivekanissitaṃ virāganissitaṃ nirodhanissitaṃ vossaggapariṇāmiṃ . so sace ākaṅkhati appaṭikūle paṭikūlasaññī vihareyyanti paṭikūlasaññī tattha viharati sace ākaṅkhati paṭikūle appaṭikūlasaññī vihareyyanti appaṭikūlasaññī tattha viharati sace ākaṅkhati appaṭikūle ca paṭikūle ca paṭikūlasaññī vihareyyanti paṭikūlasaññī tattha viharati sace ākaṅkhati paṭikūle ca appaṭikūle ca appaṭikūlasaññī vihareyyanti appaṭikūlasaññī tattha viharati sace ākaṅkhati appaṭikūlañca paṭikūlañca tadubhayaṃ abhinivajjetvā upekkhako vihareyyaṃ sato sampajānoti upekkhako [1]- tattha viharati sato sampajāno subhaṃ vā kho pana vimokkhaṃ upasampajja viharati . Subhaparamāhaṃ bhikkhave mettācetovimuttiṃ vadāmi . idha paññassa bhikkhuno uttarivimuttiṃ appaṭivijjhato.

[598] Kathaṃ bhāvitā ca bhikkhave karuṇā cetovimutti kiṃgatikā hoti kimparamā kimphalā kimpariyosānā . idha bhikkhave bhikkhu karuṇāsahagataṃ satisambojjhaṅgaṃ bhāveti .pe. karuṇāsahagataṃ upekkhāsambojjhaṅgaṃ bhāveti vivekanissitaṃ virāganissitaṃ nirodhanissitaṃ vossaggapariṇāmiṃ . So sace ākaṅkhati appaṭikūle paṭikūlasaññī vihareyyanti paṭikūlasaññī tattha viharati .pe. sace ākaṅkhati appaṭikūlañca paṭikūlañca tadubhayaṃ abhinivajjetvā upekkhako vihareyyaṃ sato sampajānoti upekkhako tattha viharati sato sampajāno sabbaso vā pana rūpasaññānaṃ samatikkamā paṭighasaññānaṃ atthaṅgamā nānattasaññānaṃ amanasikārā ananto ākāsoti ākāsānañcāyatanaṃ upasampajja viharati . ākāsānañcāyatanaparamāhaṃ bhikkhave karuṇācetovimuttiṃ vadāmi . idha paññassa bhikkhuno uttarivimuttiṃ appaṭivijjhato.

[599] Kathaṃ bhāvitā ca bhikkhave muditācetovimutti kiṃgatikā hoti kimparamā kimphalā kimpariyosānā . idha bhikkhave bhikkhu muditāsahagataṃ satisambojjhaṅgaṃ bhāveti .pe. muditāsahagataṃ upekkhāsambojjhaṅgaṃ bhāveti vivekanissitaṃ virāganissitaṃ nirodhanissitaṃ vossaggapariṇāmiṃ . so sace ākaṅkhati appaṭikūle paṭikūlasaññī vihareyyanti paṭikūlasaññī tattha viharati .pe. sace ākaṅkhati appaṭikūlañca paṭikūlañca tadubhayaṃ abhinivajjetvā upekkhako vihareyyaṃ sato sampajānoti upekkhako tattha viharati sato sampajāno sabbaso vā pana ākāsānañcāyatanaṃ samatikkamma anantaṃ viññāṇanti viññāṇañcāyatanaṃ upasampajja viharati . Viññāṇañcāyatanaparamāhaṃ bhikkhave muditācetovimuttiṃ vadāmi. Idha paññassa bhikkhuno uttarivimuttiṃ appaṭivijjhato.

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