Progressive MeditationsAnupubbavihārasutta

“Mendicants, there are these nine progressive meditations.“Navayime, bhikkhave, anupubbavihārā. What nine?Katame nava? The first absorption, the second absorption, the third absorption, the fourth absorption, the dimension of infinite space, the dimension of infinite consciousness, the dimension of nothingness, the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception, and the cessation of perception and feeling.Paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ, dutiyaṁ jhānaṁ, tatiyaṁ jhānaṁ, catutthaṁ jhānaṁ, ākāsānañcāyatanaṁ, viññāṇañcāyatanaṁ, ākiñcaññāyatanaṁ, nevasaññānāsaññāyatanaṁ, saññāvedayitanirodho— These are the nine progressive meditations.”ime kho, bhikkhave, nava anupubbavihārā”ti.