Abhibhayatana

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Abhib¤yatan¤

Areas of Mastery

See: Nanamoli/Bodhi, The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha, Wisdom Pubs, Sutta 77, notes 764-768


Pali	MO	Hare	Horner	Punnaji	Bodhi	Nanamoli	Rhys Davids	(Mrs)Rhys Davids	Thanissaro	Walshe	Woodward
Abhibh¤yatan¤	Areas of Mastery	Spheres of Mastery	Spheres of Mastery		Bases for Transcendence	Bases for Transcendence	Positions of Mastery			Stages of Mastery

**Pali Text Society, Pali English Dictionary (edited entry):**
Abhibh¤yatana: [abhibh¬ + ¤yatana] position of a master or lord, station of mastery. The traditional account of these gives 8 stations or stages of mastery over the senses (see Dial. II.118...), detailed identically at all the foll. passages, viz. D II.110; III.260 (and 287); M II.13; A I.40; IV.305, 348; V.61. Mentioned only at S IV.77 (6 stations);...

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Perceiving the personally material one sees external materiality as limited, whether beautiful or ugly. Having so perceived, this is mastered thinking: "I know, I see."
Perceiving the personally material one sees external materiality as unbounded whether beautiful or ugly. Having so perceived, this is mastered thinking: "I know, I see."
Perceiving the personally immaterial one sees external materiality as limited, whether beautiful or ugly. Having so perceived, this is mastered thinking: "I know, I see."
Perceiving the personally immaterial one sees external materiality as unbounded whether beautiful or ugly. Having so perceived, this is mastered thinking: "I know, I see."
Perceiving the personally immaterial one sees external materiality as deep-blue, deep-blue-colored, characterized by deep-blue, having a deep-blue luster -- in the same way as the so-called flax flower is deep-blue, deep-blue-colored, characterized by deep-blue, having a deep-blue luster -- in the same way as Benares muslin burnished on both sides is deep-blue, deep-blue-colored, characterized by deep-blue, having a deep-blue luster - even so one perceives the personally immaterial and sees external materiality as deep-blue, deep-blue-colored, characterized by deep-blue. Having so perceived, this is mastered thinking: "I know, I see."
Perceiving the personally immaterial one sees external materiality as golden, golden-colored, characterized by a golden color, having a golden luster -- in the same way as the so-called kanikara-flower is golden, golden-colored, characterized by a golden color, having a golden luster -- in the same way as Benares muslin burnished on both sides is goldend, golden-colored, characterized by a golden color, having a golden luster - even so one perceives the personallly immaterial and sees external materiality as golden, golden-colored, characterized by a golden color, having a golden luster. Having so perceived, this is mastered thinking: "I know, I see."
Perceiving the personally immaterial one sees external materiality as blood-red, blood-red-colored, characterized by blood-redness, having a blood-red luster -- in the same way as the so-called Midday-Flower is blood-red, blood-red colored, characterized by blood-redness, having a blood-red luster -- in the same way as Benares muslin burnished on both sides is blood-red, blood-red-colored, characterized by blood-redness, having a blood-red luster. Having so perceived, this is mastered thinking: "I know, I see."
Perceiving the personally immaterial one sees external materiality as white, white-colored, characterized by whiteness, having a white luster -- in the same way as the so-called healing star is white, white-colored, characterized by whiteness, having a white luster - in the same way as Benares muslin burnished on both sides is white, white colored, characterized by whiteness, having a white luster. Having so perceived, this is mastered thinking: "I know, I see."