[186] Idāni ārammaṇapaṭipadāmissakaṃ soḷasakkhattukanayaṃ dassetuṃ puna "katame dhammā kusalā"tiādi āraddhaṃ. Tattha paṭhamanaye vuttajjhānaṃ dukkhāpaṭipadattā dandhābhiññattā parittattā parittārammaṇattāti catūhi kāraṇehi hīnaṃ. Soḷasamanaye vuttajjhānaṃ sukhāpaṭipadattā khippābhiññattā appamāṇattā appamāṇārammaṇattāti catūhi kāraṇehi paṇītaṃ. Sesesu cuddasasu ekena dvīhi tīhi ca kāraṇehi hīnappaṇītatā veditabbā.

Kasmā panāyaṃ nayo desitoti? jhānuppattikāraṇattā. Sammāsambuddhena hi paṭhavīkasiṇe suddhikajjhānaṃ catukkanayavasena pañcakanayavasena ca dassitaṃ, tathā suddhikapaṭipadā, tathā suddhikārammaṇaṃ. Tattha yā devatā paṭhavīkasiṇe suddhikajjhānaṃ catukkanayavasena desiyamānaṃ bujjhituṃ sakkonti, tāsaṃ sappāyavasena suddhikajjhāne catukkanayo desito. Yā pañcakanayavasena desiyamānaṃ bujjhituṃ sakkonti, tāsaṃ sappāyavasena pañcakanayo desito. Yā suddhikapaṭipadāya suddhikārammaṇe catukkanayavasena desiyamānaṃ bujjhituṃ sakkonti, tāsaṃ sappāyavasena suddhikapaṭipadāya suddhikārammaṇe catukkanayo desito. Yā pañcakanayavasena desiyamānaṃ bujjhituṃ sakkonti, tāsaṃ sappāyavasena pañcakanayo desito. Iti heṭṭhā puggalajjhāsayavasena desanā katā.

Desanāvilāsappatto cesa pabhinnapaṭisambhido dasabalacatuvesārajjavisadaññāṇo dhammānaṃ yāthāvasarasalakkhaṇassa supaṭividdhattā dhammapaññattikusalatāya yo yo nayo labbhati, tassa tassa vasena desanaṃ niyametuṃ sakkoti. Tasmā imāya desanāvilāsappattiyāpi tena esā paṭhavīkasiṇe suddhikacatukkanayādivasena desanā katā.

Yasmā pana ye keci jhānaṃ uppādenti nāma, na te ārammaṇapaṭipadāhi vinā uppādetuṃ sakkonti, tasmā niyamato jhānuppattikāraṇattā ayaṃ soḷasakkhattukanayo kathito.