Arūpajjhānā
— The Formless Jhānas —
[arūpa+jhāna]

Here are the stock formulae describing the absorptions of samādhi beyond the fourth jhāna, which are referred to in late Pali litterature as arūpajjhānas. For conventional purposes, the cessation of perceptions and feelings is considered as the ninth jhāna.


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Fifth Jhāna | Sixth Jhāna | Seventh Jhāna | Eighth Jhāna | Ninth Jhāna




Bhikkhu sabbaso rūpa·saññānaṃ samatikkamā, paṭigha·saññānaṃ atthaṅgamā, nānatta·saññānaṃ a·manasikārā, ‘ananto ākāso’ti ākās·ānañc·āyatanaṃ upasampajja viharati.

A bhikkhu, having completely gone beyond rūpa·saññā, the saññā of repulsion having disappeared, not attending to the saññā of diversity, [perceiving:] 'space [is] infinite', having entered ākās·ānañc·āyatana, dwells therein.

Bhikkhu sabbaso rūpa·saññānaṃ samatikkamā,

A bhikkhu, having completely gone beyond rūpa·saññā,

paṭigha·saññānaṃ atthaṅgamā,

the saññā of repulsion having disappeared,

nānatta·saññānaṃ a·manasikārā,

not attending to the saññā of diversity,

‘ananto ākāso’ti

[perceiving:] 'space [is] infinite',

ākās·ānañc·āyatanaṃ upasampajja viharati.

having entered ākās·ānañc·āyatana, dwells therein.

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Fifth Jhāna | Sixth Jhāna | Seventh Jhāna | Eighth Jhāna | Ninth Jhāna




Sabbaso ākās·ānañc·āyatanaṃ samatikkamā, 'anantaṃ viññāṇa·nti viññāṇañc·āyatanaṃ upasampajja viharati.

Having completely gone beyond ākās·ānañc·āyatana, [perceiving:] 'viññāṇa [is] infinite' having entered viññāṇañc·āyatana he dwells therein.

Sabbaso ākās·ānañc·āyatanaṃ samatikkamā,

Having completely gone beyond ākās·ānañc·āyatana,

'anantaṃ viññāṇa·nti

[perceiving:] 'viññāṇa [is] infinite'

viññāṇañc·āyatanaṃ upasampajja viharati.

having entered viññāṇañc·āyatana he dwells therein.

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Fifth Jhāna | Sixth Jhāna | Seventh Jhāna | Eighth Jhāna | Ninth Jhāna




sabbaso viññāṇañc·āyatanaṃ samatikkamā, 'natthi kiñcī·ti ākiñcaññ·āyatanaṃ upasampajja viharati.

Having completely gone beyond viññāṇañc·āyatana, [perceiving:] 'there is no·thing', having entered ākiñcaññ·āyatana he dwells therein.

Sabbaso viññāṇañc·āyatanaṃ samatikkamā,

Having completely gone beyond viññāṇañc·āyatana,

'natthi kiñcī·ti

[perceiving:] 'there is no·thing',

ākiñcaññ·āyatanaṃ upasampajja viharati.

having entered ākiñcaññ·āyatana he dwells therein.

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Fifth Jhāna | Sixth Jhāna | Seventh Jhāna | Eighth Jhāna | Ninth Jhāna




Sabbaso ākiñcaññ·āyatanaṃ samatikkamā neva-saññā-n·āsaññ·āyatanaṃ upasampajja viharati.

Having completely gone beyond ākiñcaññ·āyatana, having entered neva-saññā-n·āsaññ·āyatana, he dwells therein.

Sabbaso ākiñcaññ·āyatanaṃ samatikkamā

Having completely gone beyond ākiñcaññ·āyatana,

neva-saññā-n·āsaññ·āyatanaṃ upasampajja viharati.

having entered neva-saññā-n·āsaññ·āyatana, he dwells therein.

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Fifth Jhāna | Sixth Jhāna | Seventh Jhāna | Eighth Jhāna | Ninth Jhāna



Sabbaso neva-saññā-n·āsaññ·āyatanaṃ samatikkamā saññā·vedayita·nirodhaṃ upasampajja viharati.

Having completely gone beyond neva-saññā-n·āsaññ·āyatana having entered the nirodha of saññā and vedanā, he dwells therein.

Sabbaso neva-saññā-n·āsaññ·āyatanaṃ samatikkamā

Having completely gone beyond neva-saññā-n·āsaññ·āyatana

saññā·vedayita·nirodhaṃ upasampajja viharati.

having entered the nirodha of saññā and vedanā, he dwells therein.




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