Development of ImmersionSamādhisutta

So I have heard.Evaṁ me sutaṁ— At Sāvatthī.…pe… sāvatthiyaṁ …

“Mendicants, develop immersion.“samādhiṁ, bhikkhave, bhāvetha; A mendicant who has immersion truly understands.samāhito, bhikkhave, bhikkhu yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti. What do they truly understand?Kiñca yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti? The origin and ending of form, feeling, perception, choices, and consciousness.Rūpassa samudayañca atthaṅgamañca, vedanāya samudayañca atthaṅgamañca, saññāya samudayañca atthaṅgamañca, saṅkhārānaṁ samudayañca atthaṅgamañca, viññāṇassa samudayañca atthaṅgamañca.

And what is the origin of form, feeling, perception, choices, and consciousness?Ko ca, bhikkhave, rūpassa samudayo, ko vedanāya samudayo, ko saññāya samudayo, ko saṅkhārānaṁ samudayo, ko viññāṇassa samudayo? It’s when a mendicant approves, welcomes, and keeps clinging.Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu abhinandati abhivadati ajjhosāya tiṭṭhati.

What do they approve, welcome, and keep clinging to?Kiñca abhinandati abhivadati ajjhosāya tiṭṭhati? They approve, welcome, and keep clinging to form.Rūpaṁ abhinandati abhivadati ajjhosāya tiṭṭhati. This gives rise to relishing.Tassa rūpaṁ abhinandato abhivadato ajjhosāya tiṭṭhato uppajjati nandī. Relishing forms is grasping.Yā rūpe nandī tadupādānaṁ. Their grasping is a requirement for continued existence.Tassupādānapaccayā bhavo; Continued existence is a requirement for rebirth.bhavapaccayā jāti; Rebirth is a requirement for old age and death, sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distress to come to be.jātipaccayā jarāmaraṇaṁ sokaparidevadukkhadomanassupāyāsā sambhavanti. That is how this entire mass of suffering originates.Evametassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa samudayo hoti.

They approve, welcome, and keep clinging to feeling …Vedanaṁ abhinandati …pe… perception …saññaṁ abhinandati … choices …saṅkhāre abhinandati … consciousness.viññāṇaṁ abhinandati abhivadati ajjhosāya tiṭṭhati. This gives rise to relishing.Tassa viññāṇaṁ abhinandato abhivadato ajjhosāya tiṭṭhato uppajjati nandī. Relishing consciousness is grasping.Yā viññāṇe nandī tadupādānaṁ. Their grasping is a requirement for continued existence.Tassupādānapaccayā bhavo; Continued existence is a requirement for rebirth.bhavapaccayā jāti; Rebirth is a condition that gives rise to old age and death, sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distress.jātipaccayā …pe… That is how this entire mass of suffering originates.evametassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa samudayo hoti.

This is the origin of form,Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, rūpassa samudayo; feeling,ayaṁ vedanāya samudayo; perception,ayaṁ saññāya samudayo; choices,ayaṁ saṅkhārānaṁ samudayo; and consciousness.ayaṁ viññāṇassa samudayo.

And what is the ending of form, feeling,Ko ca, bhikkhave, rūpassa atthaṅgamo, ko vedanāya … perception,ko saññāya … choices,ko saṅkhārānaṁ … and consciousness?ko viññāṇassa atthaṅgamo?

It’s when a mendicant doesn’t approve, welcome, or keep clinging.Idha, bhikkhave, nābhinandati nābhivadati nājjhosāya tiṭṭhati.

What don’t they approve, welcome, or keep clinging to?Kiñca nābhinandati nābhivadati nājjhosāya tiṭṭhati? They don’t approve, welcome, or keep clinging to form.Rūpaṁ nābhinandati nābhivadati nājjhosāya tiṭṭhati. As a result, relishing of form ceases.Tassa rūpaṁ anabhinandato anabhivadato anajjhosāya tiṭṭhato yā rūpe nandī sā nirujjhati. When that relishing ceases, grasping ceases.Tassa nandīnirodhā upādānanirodho; When grasping ceases, continued existence ceases. …upādānanirodhā bhavanirodho …pe… That is how this entire mass of suffering ceases.evametassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa nirodho hoti.

They don’t approve, welcome, or keep clinging to feeling …Vedanaṁ nābhinandati nābhivadati nājjhosāya tiṭṭhati. perception …Saññaṁ nābhinandati …pe… choices …saṅkhāre nābhinandati nābhivadati nājjhosāya tiṭṭhati. consciousness.Viññāṇaṁ nābhinandati nābhivadati nājjhosāya tiṭṭhati. As a result, relishing of consciousness ceases.Tassa viññāṇaṁ anabhinandato anabhivadato anajjhosāya tiṭṭhato yā viññāṇe nandī sā nirujjhati. When that relishing ceases, grasping ceases. …Tassa nandīnirodhā upādānanirodho …pe… That is how this entire mass of suffering ceases.evametassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa nirodho hoti.

This is the ending of form, feeling, perception, choices, and consciousness.”Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, rūpassa atthaṅgamo, ayaṁ vedanāya atthaṅgamo, ayaṁ saññāya atthaṅgamo, ayaṁ saṅkhārānaṁ atthaṅgamo, ayaṁ viññāṇassa atthaṅgamo”ti.