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Which phenomena are indeterminate? At the time when one develops the path to rebirth in the formless realms, having entirely transcended the infinitude of space, he enters and dwells in the fourth jhāna, accompanied by the perception of the infinitude of consciousness, and by the abandoning of pleasure…pe… at that time there is contact…pe… there is non-distraction…pe… these phenomena are wholesome. As a result of that wholesome kamma of the formless sphere, having been done and accumulated, its result is, having entirely transcended the infinitude of space, he enters and dwells in the fourth jhāna, accompanied by the perception of the infinitude of consciousness, and by the abandoning of pleasure…pe… at that time there is contact…pe… there is non-distraction…pe… these phenomena are indeterminate. 503. Which phenomena are indeterminate? At the time when one develops the path to rebirth in the formless realms, having entirely transcended the infinitude of consciousness, he enters and dwells in the fourth jhāna, accompanied by the perception of nothingness, and by the abandoning of pleasure…pe… at that time there is contact…pe… there is non-distraction…pe… these phenomena are wholesome. As a result of that wholesome kamma of the formless sphere, having been done and accumulated, its result is, having entirely transcended the infinitude of consciousness, he enters and dwells in the fourth jhāna, accompanied by the perception of nothingness, and by the abandoning of pleasure…pe… at that time there is contact…pe… there is non-distraction…pe… these phenomena are indeterminate. 504. Which phenomena are indeterminate? At the time when one develops the path to rebirth in the formless realms, having entirely transcended the sphere of nothingness, he enters and dwells in the fourth jhāna, accompanied by the perception of neither perception nor non-perception, and by the abandoning of pleasure…pe… at that time there is contact…pe… there is non-distraction…pe… these phenomena are wholesome. As a result of that As a result of having done and accumulated wholesome form-realm karma, its fruition: having entirely transcended the sphere of nothingness, accompanied by the perception of the sphere of neither-perception-nor-non-perception, and by the abandoning of pleasure... he abides having attained the fourth jhāna. At that time there is contact... there is non-distraction... these phenomena are indeterminate. Formless-realm results. Supramundane results - Results of the first path. Pure practice. 505. Which phenomena are indeterminate? At the time when one develops supramundane jhāna, leading to liberation, going to cessation, for the abandoning of wrong views, for the attainment of the first stage, having quite secluded from sensual pleasures... he abides having attained the first jhāna, with painful practice and slow comprehension. At that time there is contact... there is non-distraction... these phenomena are wholesome. The result of having done and developed that very supramundane wholesome jhāna: having quite secluded from sensual pleasures... he abides having attained the first jhāna, with painful practice and slow comprehension, empty. At that time there is contact... there is the faculty of final knowledge... there is non-distraction... these phenomena are indeterminate. 506. Which phenomena are indeterminate? At the time when one develops supramundane jhāna, leading to liberation, going to cessation, for the abandoning of wrong views, for the attainment of the first stage, having quite secluded from sensual pleasures... he abides having attained the first jhāna, with painful practice and slow comprehension. At that time there is contact... there is non-distraction... these phenomena are wholesome. The result of having done and developed that very supramundane wholesome jhāna: having quite secluded from sensual pleasures... he abides having attained the first jhāna, with painful practice and slow comprehension, signless. At that time there is contact... there is the faculty of final knowledge... there is non-distraction... these phenomena are indeterminate. 507. Which phenomena are indeterminate? At the time when one develops supramundane jhāna, leading to liberation, going to cessation, for the abandoning of wrong views, for the attainment of the first stage, having quite secluded... having quite secluded from sensual pleasures... attains and dwells in the first jhana, with painful practice, slow comprehension. At that time, there is contact... there is non-distraction... these phenomena are wholesome. Of that very supramundane wholesome jhana, because of its being done, being developed, the result is: having quite secluded from sensual pleasures... attains and dwells in the first jhana, with painful practice, slow comprehension, undirected. At that time, there is contact... there is the faculty of knowing... there is non-distraction... these phenomena are indeterminate. 508. What phenomena are indeterminate? At the time when one develops a supramundane jhana, leading to liberation, leading to the decrease (of defilements), for the abandonment of wrong views, for the attainment of the first stage, with the cessation of initial and sustained application... second jhana... third jhana... fourth jhana... first jhana... fifth jhana, one attains and dwells in, with painful practice, slow comprehension, that is wholesome... with painful practice, slow comprehension, empty, that is the result... with painful practice, slow comprehension, that is wholesome... with painful practice, slow comprehension, signless, that is the result... with painful practice, slow comprehension, that is wholesome... with painful practice, slow comprehension, undirected, that is the result. At that time, there is contact... there is non-distraction... these phenomena are indeterminate. 509. What phenomena are indeterminate? At the time when one develops a supramundane jhana, leading to liberation, leading to the decrease (of defilements), for the abandonment of wrong views, for the attainment of the first stage, having quite secluded from sensual pleasures... attains and dwells in the first jhana, with painful practice, swift comprehension... with pleasant practice, slow comprehension... with pleasant practice, swift comprehension... second jhana... third jhana... fourth jhana... first jhana... fifth jhana, one attains and dwells in, with pleasant practice, swift comprehension, that is wholesome... with pleasant practice, swift comprehension, empty, that is the result... with pleasant practice, swift comprehension, that is... Wholesome... easy practice, quick direct knowledge, signless, is the result. ... easy practice, quick direct knowledge, is wholesome. ... easy practice, quick direct knowledge, desireless, is the result. At that time, there is contact... there is non-distraction... these phenomena are indeterminate. The Practice of Purity. The Emptiness of Purity. 510. Which phenomena are indeterminate? At the time when one develops supramundane jhāna, leading to liberation, leading to non-accumulation, for the abandoning of wrong views, for the attainment of the first stage; having secluded oneself from sensual pleasures... one enters and dwells in the first jhāna, empty. At that time, there is contact... there is non-distraction... these phenomena are wholesome. Of that very supramundane wholesome jhāna, because it has been done, because it has been developed, the result: having secluded oneself from sensual pleasures... one enters and dwells in the first jhāna, empty. At that time, there is contact... there is non-distraction... these phenomena are indeterminate. 511. Which phenomena are indeterminate? At the time when one develops supramundane jhāna, leading to liberation, leading to non-accumulation, for the abandoning of wrong views, for the attainment of the first stage; having secluded oneself from sensual pleasures... one enters and dwells in the first jhāna, empty. At that time, there is contact... there is non-distraction... these phenomena are wholesome. Of that very supramundane wholesome jhāna, because it has been done, because it has been developed, the result: having secluded oneself from sensual pleasures... one enters and dwells in the first jhāna, signless. At that time, there is contact... there is non-distraction... these phenomena are indeterminate. 512. Which phenomena are indeterminate? At the time when one develops supramundane jhāna, leading to liberation, leading to non-accumulation, for the abandoning of wrong views, for the attainment of the first stage; having secluded oneself from sensual pleasures... one enters and dwells in the first jhāna, empty. At that time, there is contact... there is non-distraction... these phenomena are wholesome. Of that very supramundane wholesome jhāna, because it has been done, because it has been developed, the result: having secluded oneself from sensual pleasures... And... enters and dwells in the first jhāna, undirected. At that time, contact arises... non-distraction arises... These phenomena are indeterminate. 513. Which phenomena are indeterminate? At the time when one develops supramundane jhāna, leading out, tending to diminish, for abandoning wrong views, for attaining the first stage, with the subsiding of initial and sustained application... ...the second jhāna... ...the third jhāna... ...the fourth jhāna... ...the first jhāna... ...the fifth jhāna, enters and dwells in. As emptiness, wholesome... as emptiness, result... as emptiness, wholesome... as signless, result... as emptiness, wholesome... as undirected, result. At that time, contact arises... non-distraction arises... These phenomena are indeterminate. Pure emptiness. The Path of Emptiness 514. Which phenomena are indeterminate? At the time when one develops supramundane jhāna, leading out, tending to diminish, for abandoning wrong views, for attaining the first stage,