Sammāsatipi kāyādipariggāhakacittānaṃ nānattā pubbabhāge nānā, maggakkhaṇe pana catūsu ṭhānesu kiccasādhanavasena maggaṅgaṃ pūrayamānā ekāva sati uppajjati. Ayaṃ sammāsati nāma.

Jhānāni pubbabhāgepi maggakkhaṇepi nānā, pubbabhāge samāpattivasena nānā, maggakkhaṇe nānā maggavasena. Ekassa hi paṭhamamaggo paṭhamajjhāniko hoti, dutiyamaggādayopi paṭhamajjhānikā vā dutiyajjhānādīsu aññatarajjhānikā vā. Ekassapi paṭhamamaggo dutiyādīnaṃ aññatarajjhāniko hoti, dutiyādayopi dutiyādīnaṃ aññatarajjhānikā vā paṭhamajjhānikā vā. Evaṃ cattāropi maggā jhānavasena sadisā vā asadisā vā ekaccasadisā vā honti. Ayaṃ panassa viseso pādakajjhānaniyamena hoti.

Pādakajjhānaniyamena tāva paṭhamajjhānalābhino paṭhamajjhānā vuṭṭhāya vipassantassa uppanno maggo paṭhamajjhāniko hoti. Maggaṅgabojjhaṅgāni cettha paripuṇṇāneva honti. Dutiyajjhānato vuṭṭhāya vipassantassa uppanno dutiyajjhāniko hoti. Maggaṅgāni panettha satta honti. Tatiyajjhānato vuṭṭhāya vipassantassa uppanno tatiyajjhāniko. Maggaṅgāni panettha satta honti, bojjhaṅgāni pana cha honti. Eseva nayo catutthajjhānato vuṭṭhāya yāva nevasaññānāsaññāyatanaṃ.