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Fourth jhana thought pertaining to the non-material sphere

268.  What are the meritorious dhamma?

When at a certain time one practises the way for the attainment of rebirth in the non-material sphere, having totally gone beyond the concept of nothingness, he achieves and remains in the fourth [or fifth] jhana characterized by elimination of bliss ...p... with equanimity and together with the concept of 'Neither Consciousness nor Non-Consciousness',

- then at that time there arises:
The pentad of sense-contact (phassa-pancaka)
contact (phassa)
sensation (vedana)
perception (sanna)
volition (cetana)
thought (citta)
Factors of absorption (jhananga)
equanimity (upekkha)
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 equanimity (upekkhindriya)
faculty of vitality (jivitindriya)
Path factors (magganga)
right view (samma-ditthi)
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)
Wholesome roots (kusala-mula)
non-greed (alobha)
non-hatred (adosa)
non-bewilderment (amoha)
Wholesome ways of action (kusala-kammapatha)
non-covetousness (anabhijjha)
absence of ill-will (avyapada)
right view (samma-ditthi)
The guardians of the world (lokapala)
being ashamed (to do evil) (hiri)
fear (to do evil) (ottappa)
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)
The helpers (upakaraka)
mindfulness (sati)
clear comprehension (sampajanna)
The paired combination (yuganaddha)
tranquility of mind (samatha)
insight (vipassana)
The last dyad (pitthi-duka)
endeavour (paggaha)
non-distraction (avikkhepa)

At that time (in addition to the above) there are other incorporeal dhamma which are causally produced.

-These are the meritorious dhamma-

The "whatsoever other"  factors (ye-va-panaka)
desire (chanda)
decision (adhimakkha)
attention (manasikara)
mental equipoise (tatramajjhattata)

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