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AN 8.66 (A iv 306)
Vimokkha Sutta
— Liberations —
[vimokkha]
An explanation of the eight vimokkhas (liberations).
There are, bhikkhus, these eight vimokkhas. Which eight?
Being possessed of rūpa, one sees rūpas. This is the first vimokkha.
Not perceiving rūpa internally, one sees rūpas externally. This is the second vimokkha.
One is inclined only towards the subha. This is the third vimokkha.
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, one dwells
therein. This is the fourth vimokkha.
Having
completely gone beyond ākās·ānañc·āyatana, [perceiving:] ‘viññāṇa [is]
infinite’ having entered viññāṇañc·āyatana he dwells therein. This is
the fifth vimokkha.
Having
completely gone beyond viññāṇañc·āyatana, [perceiving:] ‘there is
no-thing’, having entered ākiñcaññ·āyatana he dwells therein. This is
the sixth vimokkh
Having
completely gone beyond ākiñcaññ·āyatana, having entered
neva-saññā-n·āsaññ·āyatana, he dwells therein. This is the seventh
vimokkha.
Having
completely gone beyond neva-saññā-n·āsaññ·āyatana having entered the
nirodha of saññā and vedanā, he dwells therein. This is the eighth
vimokkha.
These, bhikkhus, are the eight vimokkhas.
Aṭṭhime, bhikkhave, vimokkhā. Katame aṭṭha?
Rūpī rūpāni passati. Ayaṃ paṭhamo vimokkho.
Ajjhattaṃ arūpasaññī, bahiddhā rūpāni passati. Ayaṃ dutiyo vimokkho.
Subhanteva adhimutto hoti. Ayaṃ tatiyo vimokkho.
Sabbaso
rūpasaññānaṃ samatikkamā paṭighasaññānaṃ atthaṅgamā nānattasaññānaṃ
amanasikārā ‘ananto ākāso’ti ākāsānañcāyatanaṃ upasampajja viharati.
Ayaṃ catuttho vimokkho.
Sabbaso ākāsānañcāyatanaṃ samatikkamma ‘anantaṃ viññāṇa’nti viññāṇañcāyatanaṃ upasampajja viharati. Ayaṃ pañcamo vimokkho.
Sabbaso viññāṇañcāyatanaṃ samatikkamma ‘natthi kiñcī’ti ākiñcaññāyatanaṃ upasampajja viharati. Ayaṃ chaṭṭho vimokkho.
Sabbaso ākiñcaññāyatanaṃ samatikkamma nevasaññānāsaññāyatanaṃ upasampajja viharati. Ayaṃ sattamo vimokkho.
Sabbaso nevasaññānāsaññāyatanaṃ samatikkamma saññāvedayitanirodhaṃ upasampajja viharati. Ayaṃ aṭṭhamo vimokkho.
Ime kho, bhikkhave, aṭṭha vimokkhā ti.