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One-pointedness
ekaggatā
ekaggatā
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Abhidhamma master manual · 89 cittas
Abhidhamma
… the mark of perception, recognition, categorisation Cetanā : intention, coordination, kammic steering Ekaggatā : one-pointedness, the factor of concentration present in every citta Jīvitindriya : the …
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The nine attainments and entering the fruit
Meditation / jhāna (part 4)
… # Pāḷi What characterises it Object 1 paṭhama-jhāna vitakka, vicāra, pīti, sukha, ekaggatā fine-material sign (nimitta) 2 dutiya-jhāna vitakka/vicāra fall away; inner stillness the same sign …
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Vimuttimagga — The Path of Freedom
Meditation manual · Upatissa (in English)
… in and trains himself. 1. Cp. Pts. I, 191: Digham assasavasena cittassa ekaggata avikkhepo samddhi, digham passasavasena , yd cittassa thiti santhiti avatthiti avisdharo avikkhepo Subjects …
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Citta, cetasika and the way to Nibbāna
Abhidhamma · foundation (part 1)
… every citta: phassa (contact), vedanā (feeling), saññā (perception), cetanā (will / intention), ekaggatā (one-pointedness / concentration), jīvitindriya (mental life faculty), manasikāra (attention). The image of the …
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Citta, sati-sampajañña and dependent origination
Abhidhamma · paṭiccasamuppāda (source version)
… of consciousness arises without the seven universal cetasikas: phassa, vedanā, saññā, cetanā, ekaggatā, jīvitindriya and manasikāra. Contact is therefore already present as a mental factor at …
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How mind works matter
Theravāda Abhidhamma · cittaja-rūpa & iddhi
… feeling of happiness) are absent; what remains is equanimity (upekkhā) and one-pointedness (ekaggatā) — the precondition of this efficacy. The Abhidhammattha-saṅgaha distinguishes exactly which consciousness brings …
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Interest, choice and not grasping — cetanā and chanda in the web of conditions
Theravāda Abhidhamma · study record · cetanā, chanda & gotrabhū
… belongs to the seven universal mental factors (sabbacittasādhāraṇa): phassa, vedanā, saññā, cetanā, ekaggatā, jīvitindriya, manasikāra. "Universal" means: cetanā is present in every moment of consciousness — …
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Visuddhimagga — The Path of Purification
Commentary · Buddhaghosa / Nyanatiloka (in German)
German only
… bloß mit Rücksicht auf die hier gemeinte Sammlung: Sammlung ist die ’Einspitzigkeit’ (ekaggatā, d.h. Einobjektigkeit oder Gerichtetsein auf ein einziges Objekt) des heilsamen Bewußtseins. Vis. III. …
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A guide through the Abhidhamma Piṭaka
Abhidhamma · Nyanatiloka (in German)
German only
… Denken (vicara) 8. Entzücken (piti) 9. Glücksgefühl (sukha) 10. geistige Einspitzigkeit (cittass´ ekaggata = samadhi) 11. Fähigkeit des Vertrauens (saddhindriya) 12. Fähigkeit der Energie (viriyindriya) 13. …
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Handbook of Buddhist philosophy (Abhidhammattha Saṅgaha)
Abhidhamma · Anuruddha / Nyanatiloka (in German)
German only
… von Gedankenfassung (vitakka), Diskursivem Denken (vicära), Verzückung (piti), Glücksgefühl (sukha) und Sammlung (ekaggatä, wörtl. 'Einspitzigkeit' = samädhi) begleitete Bewußtsein der 1. Vertiefung (jhäna ). 2. Das …
Discourses (36) Canon
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Ps 1.3
1.3. Ānāpānassatikathā
German only
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… <b>Satova assasati, sato passasatī</b>ti bāttiṁsāya ākārehi sato kārī hoti. Dīghaṁ assāsavasena cittassa ekaggataṁ avikkhepaṁ pajānato sati upaṭṭhitā hoti. Tāya satiyā tena ñāṇena sato kārī hoti. Dīghaṁ …
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Vb 12
Jhānavibhaṅga
German only
Working translation
… hoti …pe… samannāgato. Tena vuccati “savitakkaṁ savicāran”ti. “Vivekajan”ti vitakko, vicāro, pīti, sukhaṁ, cittassekaggatā— te imasmiṁ viveke jātā honti sañjātā nibbattā abhinibbattā pātubhūtā. Tena vuccati “vivekajan”ti. “Pītisukhan”ti …
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Ps 1.1
1.1. Ñāṇakathā
German only
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… dutiyo. 1.1.3. Samādhibhāvanāmayañāṇaniddesa Kathaṁ saṁvaritvā samādahane paññā samādhibhāvanāmaye ñāṇaṁ? Eko samādhi— cittassa ekaggatā. Dve samādhī— lokiyo samādhi, lokuttaro samādhi. Tayo samādhī— savitakkasavicāro samādhi, avitakkavicāramatto samādhi, avitakkaavicāro …
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Ps 2.1
2.1. Yuganaddhakathā
German only
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… maggehi, etesaṁ vā aññatarenā”ti. 2.1.1. Suttantaniddesa Kathaṁ <b>samathapubbaṅgamaṁ vipassanaṁ bhāveti?</b> Nekkhammavasena cittassa ekaggatā avikkhepo samādhi. Tattha jāte dhamme aniccato anupassanaṭṭhena vipassanā, dukkhato anupassanaṭṭhena vipassanā, anattato anupassanaṭṭhena …
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Ds 2.1.7
2.1.7. Die karmisch neutralen Dinge
German only
… phasso hoti, vedanā hoti, saññā hoti, cetanā hoti, cittaṁ hoti, upekkhā hoti, cittassekaggatā hoti, manindriyaṁ hoti, upekkhindriyaṁ hoti, jīvitindriyaṁ hoti; ye vā pana tasmiṁ samaye aññepi …
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Ds 2.1.6
2.1.6. Die unheilsamen Dinge
German only
… cetanā hoti, cittaṁ hoti, vitakko hoti, vicāro hoti, pīti hoti, sukhaṁ hoti, cittassekaggatā hoti, vīriyindriyaṁ hoti, samādhindriyaṁ hoti, manindriyaṁ hoti, somanassindriyaṁ hoti, jīvitindriyaṁ hoti, micchādiṭṭhi hoti, …
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Ds 2.1.1
2.1.1. Die acht heilsamen Haupt-Bewusstseinsvorgänge der Sinnensphäre
German only
… cetanā hoti, cittaṁ hoti, Vitakko hoti, vicāro hoti, pīti hoti, sukhaṁ hoti, cittassekaggatā hoti, Saddhindriyaṁ hoti, vīriyindriyaṁ hoti, satindriyaṁ hoti, samādhindriyaṁ hoti, paññindriyaṁ hoti, manindriyaṁ hoti, …
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Ds 2.1.2
2.1.2. Das heilsame Bewusstsein der feinkörperlichen Sphäre
German only
… vedanā hoti, saññā hoti, cetanā hoti, cittaṁ hoti, pīti hoti, sukhaṁ hoti, cittassekaggatā hoti, saddhindriyaṁ hoti, vīriyindriyaṁ hoti, satindriyaṁ hoti, samādhindriyaṁ hoti, paññindriyaṁ hoti, manindriyaṁ hoti, …
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Vb 15
Paṭisambhidāvibhaṅga
German only
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… phasso hoti, vedanā hoti, saññā hoti, cetanā hoti, cittaṁ hoti, upekkhā hoti, cittassekaggatā hoti, manindriyaṁ hoti, upekkhindriyaṁ hoti, jīvitindriyaṁ hoti, ye vā pana tasmiṁ samaye aññepi …
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Ds 2.1.10
2.1.10. Das funktionelle Bewusstsein
German only
… saññā hoti, cetanā hoti, cittaṁ hoti, vitakko hoti, vicāro hoti, upekkhā hoti, cittassekaggatā hoti, manindriyaṁ hoti, upekkhindriyaṁ hoti, jīvitindriyaṁ hoti; ye vā pana tasmiṁ samaye aññepi …
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MN111
One by One
… Ye ca paṭhame jhāne dhammā vitakko ca vicāro ca pīti ca sukhañca cittekaggatā ca, phasso vedanā saññā cetanā cittaṁ chando adhimokkho vīriyaṁ sati upekkhā manasikāro—tyāssa dhammā …
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Ds 2.1.9
2.1.9. Die unheilsame Karmawirkung
German only
… phasso hoti, vedanā hoti, saññā hoti, cetanā hoti, cittaṁ hoti, dukkhaṁ hoti, cittassekaggatā hoti, manindriyaṁ hoti, dukkhindriyaṁ hoti, jīvitindriyaṁ hoti; ye vā pana tasmiṁ samaye aññepi …
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Ps 2.9
2.9. Balakathā
German only
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… …pe… sabbakilese pajahanto arahattamaggavasena cittaṁ adhiṭṭhātīti—adhiṭṭhānabalaṁ. Idaṁ adhiṭṭhānabalaṁ. Katamaṁ <b>samathabalaṁ?</b> Nekkhammavasena cittassa ekaggatā avikkhepo samathabalaṁ, abyāpādavasena cittassa ekaggatā avikkhepo samathabalaṁ, ālokasaññāvasena cittassa ekaggatā avikkhepo samathabalaṁ …pe… …
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Pe 8
Hārasampātabhūmi
German only
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… nibbattijhāne ca kīḷitāpi visesabhāgiyaṁ jhānaṁ paṭilabbhati. Idaṁ panassāti bhavahāritā ca ārammaṇānimittaggāho anabhinīhārabalaṁ, cittekaggatā nimittāsu gatisahitā samathabalena asaṁsīdanañca jhāne maggaphalaṁ samathaṁ pavatte samādhino upekkhāpalipubbāparanimittāsayo paggāhino satibalaṁ taṁ …
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SN51.13
Immersion Due to Enthusiasm
Chandasamādhisutta Chandasamādhisutta “Chandañce, bhikkhave, bhikkhu nissāya labhati samādhiṁ, labhati cittassa ekaggataṁ— ayaṁ vuccati chandasamādhi. So anuppannānaṁ pāpakānaṁ akusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ anuppādāya chandaṁ janeti vāyamati vīriyaṁ …
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Ps 1.5
1.5. Vimokkhakathā
German only
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… cattāro vimokkhā?</b> Paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ paṭilābhatthāya vitakko ca vicāro ca pīti ca sukhañca cittekaggatā ca, dutiyaṁ jhānaṁ paṭilābhatthāya …pe… tatiyaṁ jhānaṁ paṭilābhatthāya …pe… catutthaṁ jhānaṁ paṭilābhatthāya vitakko …
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Ps 3.2
3.2. Iddhikathā
German only
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… saṁvattantīti. <b>Iddhiyā katamāni aṭṭha padāni?</b> Chandañce bhikkhu nissāya labhati samādhiṁ, labhati cittassa ekaggataṁ. Chando na samādhi, samādhi na chando. Añño chando, añño samādhi. Vīriyañce bhikkhu nissāya …
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Ne 5
Vicayahāravibhaṅga
German only
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… vīriyindriyañca. Yā imesu catūsu indriyesu saddahanā okappanā, idaṁ saddhindriyaṁ. Tattha yā saddhādhipateyyā cittekaggatā, ayaṁ chandasamādhi. Samāhite citte kilesānaṁ vikkhambhanatāya paṭisaṅkhānabalena vā bhāvanābalena vā, idaṁ pahānaṁ. Tattha …
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Pe 6
6. Suttatthasamuccayabhūmi
German only
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… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ. Katamehi pañcahi aṅgehi sampayuttaṁ <b>paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ</b>? Vitakkavicārehi pītiyā sukhena ca cittekaggatāya ca. Imesaṁ pañcannaṁ aṅgānaṁ uppādapaṭilābhasamannāgamo sacchikiriyaṁ paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ paṭiladdhanti vuccati. Imāni pañca aṅgāni …
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Pe 7
Pakiṇṇakaniddesa
German only
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… cetasikañca. Iti vitakkajanitaṁ cetasikaṁ sukhaṁ pīti kāyikaṁ sukhaṁ kāyikoyeva. Yā tattha cittassa ekaggatā, ayaṁ samādhi. Iti paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ pañcaṅgavippahīnaṁ pañcaṅgasamannāgataṁ. Tesaṁyeva vitakkavicārānaṁ abhikkhaṇaṁ āsevanāya tassa tappoṇamānasaṁ …
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Ds 2.1.5
2.1.5. Das überweltlich-heilsame Bewusstsein
German only
… cetanā hoti, cittaṁ hoti, vitakko hoti, vicāro hoti, pīti hoti, sukhaṁ hoti, cittassekaggatā hoti, saddhindriyaṁ hoti, vīriyindriyaṁ hoti, satindriyaṁ hoti, samādhindriyaṁ hoti, paññindriyaṁ hoti, manindriyaṁ hoti, …
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Vb 9
Iddhipādavibhaṅga
German only
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… Kathañca bhikkhu chandasamādhipadhānasaṅkhārasamannāgataṁ iddhipādaṁ bhāveti? Chandañce bhikkhu adhipatiṁ karitvā labhati samādhiṁ, labhati cittassekaggataṁ— ayaṁ vuccati “chandasamādhi”. So anuppannānaṁ pāpakānaṁ akusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ anuppādāya chandaṁ janeti vāyamati vīriyaṁ …
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MN125
The Level of the Tamed
… “Sutaṁ metaṁ, bho aggivessana: ‘idha bhikkhu appamatto ātāpī pahitatto viharanto phuseyya cittassa ekaggatan’”ti. “Evametaṁ, rājakumāra, evametaṁ, rājakumāra. Idha bhikkhu appamatto ātāpī pahitatto viharanto phuseyya cittassa ekaggatan”ti. …
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MN43
The Great Elaboration
… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ samāpannassa bhikkhuno vitakko ca vattati, vicāro ca pīti ca sukhañca cittekaggatā ca. Paṭhamaṁ kho, āvuso, jhānaṁ evaṁ pañcaṅgikan”ti. “Paṭhamaṁ panāvuso, jhānaṁ kataṅgavippahīnaṁ kataṅgasamannāgatan”ti? “Paṭhamaṁ …
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SN48.50
At Āpaṇa
… ariyasāvakassa āraddhavīriyassa upaṭṭhitassatino etaṁ pāṭikaṅkhaṁ yaṁ vossaggārammaṇaṁ karitvā labhissati samādhiṁ, labhissati cittassa ekaggataṁ. Yo hissa, bhante, samādhi tadassa samādhindriyaṁ. Saddhassa hi, bhante, ariyasāvakassa āraddhavīriyassa upaṭṭhitassatino samāhitacittassa …
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AN1.333-377
Chapter Four
… Evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye vavassaggārammaṇaṁ karitvā labhanti samādhiṁ labhanti cittassekaggataṁ; atha kho eteva sattā bahutarā ye vavassaggārammaṇaṁ karitvā na labhanti samādhiṁ na labhanti …
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Mil 3.3.6
6. Question on the Experiencer
… mahārāja, cakkhuñca paṭicca rūpe ca uppajjati cakkhuviññāṇaṁ, taṁsahajātā phasso vedanā saññā cetanā ekaggatā jīvitindriyaṁ manasikāroti evamete dhammā paccayato jāyanti, na hettha vedagū upalabbhati, sotañca paṭicca sadde …
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DN18
With Janavasabha
… sammāsaṅkappo sammāvācā sammākammanto sammāājīvo sammāvāyāmo sammāsati. Yā kho, bho, imehi sattahaṅgehi cittassa ekaggatā parikkhatā, ayaṁ vuccati, bho, ariyo sammāsamādhi saupaniso itipi saparikkhāro itipi. Sammādiṭṭhissa, bho, sammāsaṅkappo …
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MN44
The Shorter Elaboration
… dhammā samādhinimittā, katame dhammā samādhiparikkhārā, katamā samādhibhāvanā”ti? “Yā kho, āvuso visākha, cittassa ekaggatā ayaṁ samādhi; cattāro satipaṭṭhānā samādhinimittā; cattāro sammappadhānā samādhiparikkhārā. Yā tesaṁyeva dhammānaṁ āsevanā bhāvanā …
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MN117
The Great Forty
… sammāsaṅkappo, sammāvācā, sammākammanto, sammāājīvo, sammāvāyāmo, sammāsati; yā kho, bhikkhave, imehi sattahaṅgehi cittassa ekaggatā parikkhatā— ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, ariyo sammāsamādhi saupaniso itipi, saparikkhāro itipi. Tatra, bhikkhave, sammādiṭṭhi …
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SN45.28
Immersion
… sammāsamādhi saupaniso saparikkhāro? Seyyathidaṁ—sammādiṭṭhi …pe… sammāsati. Yā kho, bhikkhave, imehi sattahaṅgehi cittassa ekaggatā saparikkhāratā— ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, ariyo sammāsamādhi saupaniso itipi saparikkhāro itipī”ti. Aṭṭhamaṁ.
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SN48.9
Analysis (1st)
… Katamañca, bhikkhave, samādhindriyaṁ? Idha, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako vossaggārammaṇaṁ karitvā labhati samādhiṁ, labhati cittassa ekaggataṁ— idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, samādhindriyaṁ. Katamañca, bhikkhave, paññindriyaṁ? Idha, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako paññavā hoti udayatthagāminiyā …
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SN48.10
Analysis (2nd)
… Katamañca, bhikkhave, samādhindriyaṁ? Idha, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako vossaggārammaṇaṁ karitvā labhati samādhiṁ, labhati cittassa ekaggataṁ. So vivicceva kāmehi vivicca akusalehi dhammehi savitakkaṁ savicāraṁ vivekajaṁ pītisukhaṁ paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja …
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SN48.11
Gain
… Katamañca, bhikkhave, samādhindriyaṁ? Idha, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako vossaggārammaṇaṁ karitvā labhati samādhiṁ, labhati cittassa ekaggataṁ— idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, samādhindriyaṁ. Katamañca, bhikkhave, paññindriyaṁ? Idha, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako paññavā hoti udayatthagāminiyā …
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AN7.45
Prerequisites for Immersion
… Sammādiṭṭhi, sammāsaṅkappo, sammāvācā, sammākammanto, sammāājīvo, sammāvāyāmo, sammāsati. Yā kho, bhikkhave, imehi sattahaṅgehi cittassekaggatā parikkhatā, ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, ariyo sammāsamādhi saupaniso itipi saparikkhāro itipī”ti. Dutiyaṁ.
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Ne 14
Paññattihāravibhaṅga
German only
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… “Bhavasaṅkhāramavassaji munī”ti pariccāgapaññatti samudayassa. Pariññāpaññatti dukkhassa. “Ajjhattarato samāhito”ti bhāvanāpaññatti kāyagatāya satiyā. Ṭhitipaññatti cittekaggatāya. “Abhindi kavacamivattasambhavan”ti abhinibbidāpaññatti cittassa, upādānapaññatti sabbaññutāya, padālanāpaññatti avijjaṇḍakosānaṁ. Tenāha bhagavā “tulamatulañca sambhavan”ti. “Yo …