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Linked Discourses · SN 45.28

  • Linked Discourses 45.28Saṁyutta Nikāya 45.28
  • 3. The Wrong Way3. Micchattavagga

ImmersionSamādhisutta

At Sāvatthī.Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

“Mendicants, I will teach you noble right immersion with its vital conditions and its prerequisites.“Ariyaṁ vo, bhikkhave, sammāsamādhiṁ desessāmi saupanisaṁ saparikkhāraṁ. Listen …Taṁ suṇātha.

And what is noble right immersion with its vital conditions and its prerequisites?Katamo ca, bhikkhave, ariyo sammāsamādhi saupaniso saparikkhāro? There are right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, and right mindfulness.Seyyathidaṁ—sammādiṭṭhi …pe… sammāsati.

Unification of mind with these seven factors as prerequisitesYā kho, bhikkhave, imehi sattahaṅgehi cittassa ekaggatā saparikkhāratā— is called noble right immersion ‘with its vital conditions’ and also ‘with its prerequisites’.”ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, ariyo sammāsamādhi saupaniso itipi saparikkhāro itipī”ti.

Similar passages elsewhere

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  1. AN 7.45 Prerequisites for Immersion 0.78near 0.1Numbered Discourses 7.45 5. A Great Sacrifice Prerequisites for Immersion “Mendicants, there are these seven prerequisites for immersion. What seven? Right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihoo…
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  4. MN 44 The Shorter Elaboration 0.58near 0.1“The three spectrums of practice are not included in the noble eightfold path. Rather, the noble eightfold path is included in the three spectrums of practice. Right speech, right action, and right livelihood: these thin…
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