Ananto ākāsoti ettha paññattimattattā nāssa uppādanto vā vayanto vā paññāyatīti ananto, anantapharaṇavasenāpi ananto. Na hi so yogī ekadesavasena pharati, sakalavaseneva pharati. Ākāsoti kasiṇugghāṭimākāso. Ākāsānañcāyatanādīni vuttatthāni. Upasampajja viharatīti taṃ patvā nipphādetvā tadanurūpena iriyāpathena viharati. Tadeva samāpajjitabbato samāpatti.

Ākāsānañcāyatanaṃ samatikkammāti pubbe vuttanayena jhānampi ākāsānañcāyatanaṃ ārammaṇampi. Ārammaṇampi hi pubbe vuttanayeneva ākāsānañcaṃ ca taṃ paṭhamassa āruppajjhānassa ārammaṇattā devānaṃ devāyatanaṃ viya adhiṭṭhānaṭṭhena āyatanañcāti ākāsānañcāyatanaṃ, tathā ākāsānañcaṃ ca taṃ tassa jhānassa sañjātihetuttā "kambojā assānaṃ āyatanan"tiādīni viya sañjātidesaṭṭhena āyatanañcātipi ākāsānañcāyanaṃ. Evametaṃ jhānañca ārammaṇañcāti ubhayampi appavattikaraṇena ca amanasikaraṇena ca samatikkamitvāva yasmā idaṃ viññānañcāyatanaṃ upasampajja vihātabbaṃ, tasmā ubhayampetamekajjhaṃ katvā "ākāsānañcāyatanaṃ samatikkammā"ti idaṃ vuttanti veditabbaṃ. Anantaṃ viññāṇanti taṃyeva "ananto ākāso"ti pharitvā pavattaṃ viññāṇaṃ "anantaṃ viññāṇan"ti manasikarontoti vuttaṃ hoti. Manasikāravasena vā anantaṃ. So hi taṃ ākāsārammaṇaviññāṇaṃ anavasesato manasikaronto anantaṃ manasi karoti.

Viññāṇañcāyatanaṃ samatikkammāti etthāpi ca pubbe vuttanayeneva jhānampi viññāṇañcāyatanaṃ ārammaṇampi. Ārammaṇampi hi pubbe vuttanayeneva viññāṇañcaṃ ca taṃ dutiyassa āruppajjhānassa ārammaṇattā adhiṭṭhānaṭṭhena āyatanañcāti viññāṇañcāyatanaṃ, tathā viññāṇañcaṃ ca taṃ tasseva jhānassa sañjātihetuttā sañjātidesaṭṭhena āyatanañcātipi viññāṇañcāyatanaṃ. Evametaṃ jhānañca ārammaṇañcāti ubhayampi appavattikaraṇena ca amanasikaraṇena ca samatikkamitvāva yasmā idaṃ ākiñcaññāyatanaṃ upasampajja vihātabbaṃ, tasmā ubhayampetamekajjhaṃ katvā "viññāṇañcāyatanaṃ samatikkammā"ti idaṃ vuttanti veditabbaṃ. Natthi kiñcīti natthi natthi, suññaṃ suññaṃ, vivittaṃ vivittanti evaṃ manasikarontoti vuttaṃ hoti.