First path thought pertaining to the supramundane
277. What are the meritorious dhamma?
When at a certain time one practises supramundane mental concentration for the purpose of eradication of wrong views (and other similar demeritorious factors, such as doubt, etc.) and for the attainment of the first level of enlightenment (Sotapatti Magga) which leads to liberation from the ills and sufferings of existence and which leads to destruction of death and rebirth, and by getting detached from sensual pleasures ...p... he achieves and remains in the first jhana,
- then at that time there arises:
When at a certain time one practises supramundane mental concentration for the purpose of eradication of wrong views (and other similar demeritorious factors, such as doubt, etc.) and for the attainment of the first level of enlightenment (Sotapatti Magga) which leads to liberation from the ills and sufferings of existence and which leads to destruction of death and rebirth, and by getting detached from sensual pleasures ...p... he achieves and remains in the first jhana,
- then at that time there arises:
The pentad of sense-contact (phassa-pancaka)
Factors of absorption (jhananga)
initial application of mind (vitakka)
sustained application of mind (vicara)
delightful satisfaction (piti)
happiness (sukha)
one-pointedness of mind (cittass'ekaggata)
sustained application of mind (vicara)
delightful satisfaction (piti)
happiness (sukha)
one-pointedness of mind (cittass'ekaggata)
Faculties (indriya)
faculty of conviction (saddhindriya)
faculty of endeavour (viriyindriya)
faculty of mindfulness (satindriya)
faculty of concentration (samadhindriya)
faculty of wisdom (manindriya)
faculty of mind (manindriya)
faculty of mental pleasantness (somanassindriya)
faculty of vitality (jivitindriya)
faculty of knowledge acquired by the thought "I shall come to realize what has not been realized before (Nibbana)" (anannatan-nassamitindriya)
faculty of endeavour (viriyindriya)
faculty of mindfulness (satindriya)
faculty of concentration (samadhindriya)
faculty of wisdom (manindriya)
faculty of mind (manindriya)
faculty of mental pleasantness (somanassindriya)
faculty of vitality (jivitindriya)
faculty of knowledge acquired by the thought "I shall come to realize what has not been realized before (Nibbana)" (anannatan-nassamitindriya)
Path factors (magganga)
right view (samma-ditthi)
right thinking (samma-sankappa)
right speech (samma-vaca)
right action (samma-kammanto)
right livelihood (samma-ajivo)
right effort (samma-vayama)
right mindfulness (samma-sati)
right concentration (samma-samadhi)
right thinking (samma-sankappa)
right speech (samma-vaca)
right action (samma-kammanto)
right livelihood (samma-ajivo)
right effort (samma-vayama)
right mindfulness (samma-sati)
right concentration (samma-samadhi)
Powers (bala)
power of conviction (saddha-bala)
power of endeavour (viriya-bala)
power of mindfulness (sati-bala)
power of concentration (samadhi-bala)
power of wisdom (panna-bala)
power of being ashamed (to do evil) (hiri-bala)
power of fear (to do evil) (ottappa-bala)
power of endeavour (viriya-bala)
power of mindfulness (sati-bala)
power of concentration (samadhi-bala)
power of wisdom (panna-bala)
power of being ashamed (to do evil) (hiri-bala)
power of fear (to do evil) (ottappa-bala)
Wholesome roots (kusala-mula)
Wholesome ways of action (kusala-kammapatha)
The guardians of the world (lokapala)
The six pairs (yugalaka)
serenity of mental concomitants (kaya-passaddhi)
serenity of mind (citta-passaddhi)
quickness of mental concomitants (kaya-lahuta)
quickness of mind (citta-lahuta)
malleability of mental concomitants (kaya-muduta)
malleability of mind (citta-muduta)
preparedness (for good action) of mental concomitants (kaya-kammannata)
preparedness (for good action) of mind (citta-kammannata)
soundness of mental concomitants (kaya-pagunnata)
soundness of mind (citta-pagunnata)
rectitude of mental concomitants (kaya-ujukata)
rectitude of mind (citta-ujukata)
serenity of mind (citta-passaddhi)
quickness of mental concomitants (kaya-lahuta)
quickness of mind (citta-lahuta)
malleability of mental concomitants (kaya-muduta)
malleability of mind (citta-muduta)
preparedness (for good action) of mental concomitants (kaya-kammannata)
preparedness (for good action) of mind (citta-kammannata)
soundness of mental concomitants (kaya-pagunnata)
soundness of mind (citta-pagunnata)
rectitude of mental concomitants (kaya-ujukata)
rectitude of mind (citta-ujukata)
The helpers (upakaraka)
The paired combination (yuganaddha)
The last dyad (pitthi-duka)
At that time (in addition to the above) there are other incorporeal dhamma which are causally produced.
-These are the meritorious dhamma-
-These are the meritorious dhamma-
The "whatsoever other" factors (ye-va-panaka)
desire (chanda)
decision (adhimakkha)
attention (manasikara)
mental equipoise (tatramajjhattata)
decision (adhimakkha)
attention (manasikara)
mental equipoise (tatramajjhattata)
