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9. Connected Discourses on Jhāna 1. The Gaṅgā Repetition Section 1-12. Twelve Discourses on Jhāna, etc. 923-934. At Sāvatthī. “There are, bhikkhus, these four jhāna. Which four? Here, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu, quite secluded from sensual pleasures, secluded from unwholesome states, enters upon and abides in the first jhāna, which is accompanied by initial application and sustained application, born of seclusion, filled with rapture and pleasure. With the subsiding of initial application and sustained application, he enters upon and abides in the second jhāna, which has internal assurance and unification of mind, is without initial application and sustained application, born of concentration, filled with rapture and pleasure. With the fading away of rapture, he abides in equanimity, mindful and clearly comprehending, and experiences pleasure with the body; he enters upon and abides in the third jhāna, of which the noble ones declare: ‘He abides in pleasure with equanimity and mindfulness.’ With the abandoning of pleasure and pain, and with the prior disappearance of joy and sorrow, he enters upon and abides in the fourth jhāna, which is neither painful nor pleasant, and is purified by equanimity and mindfulness. These, bhikkhus, are the four jhāna.” “Just as, bhikkhus, the river Gaṅgā flows to the east, inclines to the east, slopes to the east; even so, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu who develops the four jhāna, who makes the four jhāna a regular practice, inclines to Nibbāna, slopes to Nibbāna, flows to Nibbāna. And how, bhikkhus, does a bhikkhu who develops the four jhāna, who makes the four jhāna a regular practice, incline to Nibbāna, slope to Nibbāna, flow to Nibbāna? Here, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu, quite secluded from sensual pleasures, secluded from unwholesome states, enters upon and abides in the first jhāna, which is accompanied by initial application and sustained application, born of seclusion, filled with rapture and pleasure. With the subsiding of initial application and sustained application… he enters upon and abides in the second jhāna… the third jhāna… he enters upon and abides in the fourth jhāna. It is in this way, bhikkhus, that a bhikkhu who develops the four jhāna, who makes the four jhāna a regular practice, inclines to Nibbāna, slopes to Nibbāna, flows to Nibbāna.” The twelfth. The Gaṅgā Repetition Section, the first. Its summary: Six From the east, the lowlands, and six lowlands from the ocean; These two sixes make twelve, therefore it is called a chapter. The Chapter on Diligence is to be elaborated. Its summary – Tathāgata, Foot, Peak, Root, Essence, and Rainy Season; King, Moon and Sun, with Cloth, are the ten topics. The Chapter on Things to be Done by Strength is to be elaborated. Its summary – Strength, Seed, and Nāga, Tree, with Pot, Ear of Grain; With Sky, and two Clouds, Boat, Guest, River. The Chapter on Seeking is to be elaborated. Its summary – Seeking, Modes, Taint, Becoming, and the three Sufferings; Barrenness, Stain, and Affliction, Feeling, Craving, Thirst. 5. The Chapter on Floods 1-10. The Discourse on Floods, etc. 967-976. “Monks, there are these five higher fetters. Which five? Lust for form, lust for the formless, conceit, restlessness, ignorance – these, monks, are the five higher fetters. For the direct knowledge, full understanding, utter destruction, and abandonment of these five higher fetters, these four jhānas are to be developed. Which four? Here, monks, a monk, quite secluded from sensual pleasures, secluded from unwholesome states, enters and dwells in the first jhāna, which is accompanied by applied thought and sustained thought, born of seclusion, filled with rapture and pleasure. With the subsiding of applied thought and sustained thought, with the internal pacification and unification of mind, he enters and dwells in the second jhāna, which is without applied thought and sustained thought, born of concentration, filled with rapture and pleasure... the third jhāna... the fourth jhāna. For the direct knowledge, full understanding, utter destruction, and abandonment of these five higher fetters, these four jhānas are to be developed,” it is to be elaborated. The tenth. (To be elaborated as in the Magga Saṃyutta.) The Chapter on Floods, the fifth. Its summary – Flood, Yoke, Clinging, Knots, and Latent Tendencies; Sensual Pleasures, Hindrances, Aggregates, and Lower Fetters. The Connected Discourses on Jhāna, the ninth.