Idāni imāya paṭipadāya adhigataṃ paṭhamajhānaṃ ādiṃ katvā vijjāttayapariyosānaṃ visesaṃ dassenato so kho ahantiādimāha. Tattha vivicceva kāmehi .p. Catutthaṃ jhānaṃ upasampajja vihāsinti ettha tāva yaṃ vattabbaṃ siyā, taṃ sabbaṃ visuddhimagge paṭhavīkasiṇakathāyaṃ vuttaṃ. Kevalañhi tattha "upasampajja viharatī"ti āgataṃ, idha "vihāsin"ti, ayameva viseso. Kiṃ katvā pana bhagavā imāni jhānāni upasampajja vihāsīti, kammaṭṭhānaṃ bhāvetvā. Kataraṃ? ānāpānassatikammaṭṭhānaṃ.
Imāni ca pana cattāri jhānāni kesañci cittekaggatthāni honti, kesañci vipassanāpādakāni, kesañci abhiññāpādakāni, kesañci nirodhapādakāni, kesañci bhavokkamanatthāni. Tattha khīṇāsavānaṃ cittekaggatthāni honti. Te hi samāpajjitvā ekaggacittā sukhaṃ divasaṃ viharissāmāti iccevaṃ kasiṇaparikammaṃ katvā aṭṭha samāpattiyo nibbattenti. Sekhaputhujjanānaṃ samāpattito vuṭṭhāya samāhitena cittena vipassissāmāti nibbattentānaṃ vipassanāpādakāni honti. Ye pana aṭṭha samāpattiyo nibbattetvā abhiññāpādakajjhānaṃ samāpajjitvā samāpattito vuṭṭhāya "ekopi hutvā bahudhā hotī"ti vuttanayā abhiññāyo
@paṭi. 31/253/163- ñāṇakathā (syā) Patthentā nibbattenti, tesaṃ abhiññāpādakāni honti. Ye pana aṭṭha samāpattiyo nibbattetvā nirodhasamāpattiṃ samāpajjitvā sattāhaṃ acittā hutvā diṭṭheva dhamme nirodhaṃ nibbānaṃ patvā sukhaṃ viharissāmāti nibbattenti, tesaṃ nirodhapādakāni honti. Ye pana aṭṭha samāpattiyo nibbattetvā aparihīnajjhānā brahmaloke upapajjissāsāmāti nibbattenti, tesaṃ bhavokkamanatthāni honti.