Dimensions of MasteryAbhibhāyatanasutta

“Mendicants, there are these eight dimensions of mastery.“Aṭṭhimāni, bhikkhave, abhibhāyatanāni. What eight?Katamāni aṭṭha?

Perceiving form internally, someone sees forms externally, limited, both pretty and ugly.Ajjhattaṁ rūpasaññī eko bahiddhā rūpāni passati parittāni suvaṇṇadubbaṇṇāni. Mastering them, they perceive: ‘I know and see.’‘Tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi passāmī’ti, evaṁsaññī hoti. This is the first dimension of mastery.Idaṁ paṭhamaṁ abhibhāyatanaṁ.

Perceiving form internally, someone sees forms externally, limitless, both pretty and ugly.Ajjhattaṁ rūpasaññī eko bahiddhā rūpāni passati appamāṇāni suvaṇṇadubbaṇṇāni. Mastering them, they perceive: ‘I know and see.’‘Tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi passāmī’ti, evaṁsaññī hoti. This is the second dimension of mastery.Idaṁ dutiyaṁ abhibhāyatanaṁ.

Not perceiving form internally, someone sees forms externally, limited, both pretty and ugly.Ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī eko bahiddhā rūpāni passati parittāni suvaṇṇadubbaṇṇāni. Mastering them, they perceive: ‘I know and see.’‘Tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi passāmī’ti, evaṁsaññī hoti. This is the third dimension of mastery.Idaṁ tatiyaṁ abhibhāyatanaṁ.

Not perceiving form internally, someone sees forms externally, limitless, both pretty and ugly.Ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī eko bahiddhā rūpāni passati appamāṇāni suvaṇṇadubbaṇṇāni. Mastering them, they perceive: ‘I know and see.’‘Tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi passāmī’ti, evaṁsaññī hoti. This is the fourth dimension of mastery.Idaṁ catutthaṁ abhibhāyatanaṁ.

Not perceiving form internally, someone sees forms externally, blue, with blue color and blue appearance.Ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī eko bahiddhā rūpāni passati nīlāni nīlavaṇṇāni nīlanidassanāni nīlanibhāsāni. Mastering them, they perceive: ‘I know and see.’‘Tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi passāmī’ti, evaṁsaññī hoti. This is the fifth dimension of mastery.Idaṁ pañcamaṁ abhibhāyatanaṁ.

Not perceiving form internally, someone sees forms externally, yellow, with yellow color and yellow appearance.Ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī eko bahiddhā rūpāni passati pītāni pītavaṇṇāni pītanidassanāni pītanibhāsāni. Mastering them, they perceive: ‘I know and see.’‘Tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi passāmī’ti, evaṁsaññī hoti. This is the sixth dimension of mastery.Idaṁ chaṭṭhaṁ abhibhāyatanaṁ.

Not perceiving form internally, someone sees forms externally, red, with red color and red appearance.Ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī eko bahiddhā rūpāni passati lohitakāni lohitakavaṇṇāni lohitakanidassanāni lohitakanibhāsāni. Mastering them, they perceive: ‘I know and see.’‘Tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi passāmī’ti, evaṁsaññī hoti. This is the seventh dimension of mastery.Idaṁ sattamaṁ abhibhāyatanaṁ.

Not perceiving form internally, someone sees forms externally, white, with white color and white appearance.Ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī eko bahiddhā rūpāni passati odātāni odātavaṇṇāni odātanidassanāni odātanibhāsāni. Mastering them, they perceive: ‘I know and see.’‘Tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi passāmī’ti, evaṁsaññī hoti. This is the eighth dimension of mastery.Idaṁ aṭṭhamaṁ abhibhāyatanaṁ.

These are the eight dimensions of mastery.”Imāni kho, bhikkhave, aṭṭha abhibhāyatanānī”ti.