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to rebirth in the rūpa-world, quite secluded from sensual pleasures... entering and abiding in the first jhana accompanied by appreciative joy, at that time, contact occurs... non-distraction occurs... these phenomena are wholesome. 261. Which phenomena are wholesome? At the time when one develops the path to rebirth in the rūpa-world, with the stilling of applied thought and sustained thought... the second jhana... the third jhana... the first jhana... the fourth jhana entering and abiding, accompanied by appreciative joy, at that time, contact occurs... non-distraction occurs... these phenomena are wholesome. 262. Which phenomena are wholesome? At the time when one develops the path to rebirth in the rūpa-world, with the abandoning of happiness... entering and abiding in the fourth jhana accompanied by equanimity, at that time, contact occurs... non-distraction occurs... these phenomena are wholesome. The four Brahma-vihāra jhanas, sixteen times over. The Impurity Jhana, sixteen times over. 263. Which phenomena are wholesome? At the time when one develops the path to rebirth in the rūpa-world, quite secluded from sensual pleasures... entering and abiding in the first jhana accompanied by the perception of a bloated corpse, at that time, contact occurs... non-distraction occurs... these phenomena are wholesome. 264. Which Which states are wholesome? At the time when one develops the path to rebirth in the form realm, quite secluded from sensual pleasures… …and abides having attained the first jhana, accompanied by the perception of a livid corpse… …accompanied by the perception of a putrid corpse… …accompanied by the perception of a dissected corpse… …accompanied by the perception of a gnawed corpse… …accompanied by the perception of a scattered corpse… …accompanied by the perception of a hacked and scattered corpse… …accompanied by the perception of a bloody corpse… …accompanied by the perception of a worm-infested corpse… …accompanied by the perception of a skeletal corpse, at that time there is contact… …there is non-distraction… …these states are wholesome. The meditation on the unlovely is sixteenfold. Wholesome form-realm states. Wholesome formless-realm states. The four formless jhanas are sixteenfold. 265. Which states are wholesome? At the time when one develops the path to rebirth in the formless realm, by completely transcending perceptions of form, by the disappearance of perceptions of sensory impact, by not attending to perceptions of diversity, and abides having attained the jhana of the base of infinite space, accompanied by the perception of infinite space, and by the abandoning of pleasure… …and abides having attained the fourth jhana, accompanied by equanimity, at that time there is contact… …there is non-distraction… …these states are wholesome. 266. Which states are wholesome? At the time when one develops the path to rebirth in the formless realm, by completely transcending the base of infinite space, and abides having attained the jhana of the base of infinite consciousness, accompanied by the perception of infinite consciousness, and by the abandoning of pleasure… …and abides having attained the fourth jhana, accompanied by equanimity, at that time there is contact… …there is non-distraction… …these states are wholesome. 267. Which states are wholesome? At the time when one develops the path to rebirth in the formless realm, by completely transcending the base of infinite consciousness, and abides having attained the jhana of the base of nothingness, accompanied by the perception of nothingness, and by the abandoning of pleasure… …and abides having attained the fourth jhana, accompanied by equanimity, at that time there is contact… …there is non-distraction… …these states are wholesome. 268. Which states are wholesome? At the time when one He develops the path to the formless realms, completely transcending the base of nothingness, accompanied by the perception of the base of neither perception nor non-perception, and by the abandoning of pleasure... entering and abiding in the fourth jhāna, accompanied by equanimity. At that time there is contact... there is non-distraction... these states are wholesome. Four formless jhānas, sixteenfold. Wholesome formless-sphere. Wholesome of the three planes. Wholesome sense-sphere. 269. Which states are wholesome? At the time when wholesome sense-sphere consciousness has arisen, accompanied by joy, associated with knowledge, inferior... middle... superior... dominated by desire... dominated by energy... dominated by consciousness... dominated by investigation... dominated by desire, inferior... middle... superior... dominated by energy, inferior... middle... superior... dominated by consciousness, inferior... middle... superior... dominated by investigation, inferior... middle... superior. At that time there is contact... there is non-distraction... these states are wholesome. 270. Which states are wholesome? At the time when wholesome sense-sphere consciousness has arisen, accompanied by joy, associated with knowledge, with prompting... accompanied by joy, dissociated from knowledge... accompanied by joy, dissociated from knowledge, with prompting... accompanied by equanimity, associated with knowledge... accompanied by equanimity, associated with knowledge, with prompting... accompanied by equanimity, dissociated from knowledge... accompanied by equanimity, dissociated from knowledge, with prompting, inferior... middle... superior... dominated by desire... dominated by energy... dominated by consciousness... dominated by desire, inferior... middle... superior... dominated by energy, inferior... middle... superior... dominated by consciousness, inferior... middle... superior. At that time there is contact... there is non-distraction... these states are wholesome. Sense-sphere. Wholesome of the Māvacara. Wholesome of the Fine-material Sphere. 271. What states are wholesome? At the time when one develops the path to rebirth in the Fine-material Sphere, having quite secluded from sensual pleasures (and so on), one abides having attained the first jhāna, with the earth kasina, inferior (and so on), medium (and so on), superior (and so on), with dominance of desire (and so on), with dominance of effort (and so on), with dominance of consciousness (and so on), with dominance of investigation (and so on), with dominance of desire, inferior (and so on), medium (and so on), superior (and so on), with dominance of effort, inferior (and so on), medium (and so on), superior (and so on), with dominance of consciousness, inferior (and so on), medium (and so on), superior (and so on), with dominance of investigation, inferior (and so on), medium (and so on), superior, at that time there is contact (and so on), there is non-distraction (and so on), these states are wholesome. 272. What states are wholesome? At the time when one develops the path to rebirth in the Fine-material Sphere, with the stilling of initial and sustained application (and so on), the second jhāna (and so on), the third jhāna (and so on), the fourth jhāna (and so on), the first jhāna (and so on), one abides having attained the fifth jhāna, with the earth kasina, inferior (and so on), medium (and so on), superior (and so on), with dominance of desire (and so on), with dominance of effort (and so on), with dominance of consciousness (and so on), with dominance of investigation (and so on), with dominance of desire, inferior (and so on), medium (and so on), superior (and so on), with dominance of effort, inferior (and so on), medium (and so on), superior (and so on), with dominance of consciousness, inferior (and so on), medium (and so on), superior (and so on), with dominance of investigation, inferior (and so on), medium (and so on), superior, at that time there is contact (and so on), there is non-distraction (and so on), these states are wholesome. Wholesome of the Fine-material Sphere. Wholesome of the Immaterial Sphere. 273. What states are wholesome? At the time when one develops the path to rebirth in the Immaterial Sphere, by completely transcending perceptions of form, by the disappearance of perceptions of sensory impingement, by not attending to perceptions of diversity, accompanied by the perception of the sphere of infinite space, and by the abandoning of pleasure (and so on), one abides having attained the fourth jhāna, inferior (and so on), medium (and so on), superior (and so on), with dominance of desire (and so on), with dominance of effort (and so on), with dominance of consciousness dominance... dominance of investigation... dominance of will, inferior... medium... superior... dominance of effort, inferior... medium... superior... dominance of mind, inferior... medium... superior... dominance of investigation, inferior... medium... superior, at that time there is contact... there is non-distraction... these phenomena are wholesome. 274. What are wholesome phenomena? At the time when one develops the path to the formless attainments, completely transcending the sphere of infinite space, accompanied by the perception of the sphere of infinite consciousness, and by the abandoning of pleasure... one abides having entered the fourth jhāna, inferior... medium... superior... dominance of will... dominance of effort... dominance of mind... dominance of investigation... dominance of will, inferior... medium... superior... dominance of effort, inferior... medium... superior... dominance of mind, inferior... medium... superior... dominance of investigation, inferior... medium... superior, at that time there is contact... there is non-distraction... these phenomena are wholesome. 275. What are wholesome phenomena? At the time when one develops the path to the formless attainments, completely transcending the sphere of infinite consciousness, accompanied by the perception of the sphere of nothingness, and by the abandoning of pleasure...