Ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā vesāliyaṃ viharati mahāvane kūṭā­gāra­sālāyaṃ sambahulehi abhiññātehi abhiññātehi therehi sāvakehi saddhiṃ—āyasmatā ca cālena, āyasmatā ca upacālena, āyasmatā ca kukkuṭena, āyasmatā ca kaḷimbhena, āyasmatā ca nikaṭena, āyasmatā ca kaṭissahena; aññehi ca abhiññātehi abhiññātehi therehi sāvakehi saddhiṃ.

Tena kho pana samayena sambahulā abhiññātā abhiññātā licchavī bhadrehi bhadrehi yānehi parapurāya uccāsaddā mahāsaddā mahāvanaṃ ajjhogāhanti bhagavantaṃ dassanāya. Atha kho tesaṃ āyasmantānaṃ etadahosi: “ime kho sambahulā abhiññātā abhiññātā licchavī bhadrehi bhadrehi yānehi parapurāya uccāsaddā mahāsaddā mahāvanaṃ ajjhogāhanti bhagavantaṃ dassanāya. Saddakaṇṭakā kho pana jhānā vuttā bhagavatā. Yannūna mayaṃ yena gosiṅga­sālava­na­dāyo tenu­pasaṅka­mey­yāma. Tattha mayaṃ appasaddā appākiṇṇā phāsuṃ vihareyyāmā”ti. Atha kho te āyasmanto yena gosiṅga­sālava­na­dāyo tenu­pasaṅka­miṃsu; tattha te āyasmanto appasaddā appākiṇṇā phāsuṃ viharanti.

Atha kho bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi: “kahaṃ nu kho, bhikkhave, cālo, kahaṃ upacālo, kahaṃ kukkuṭo, kahaṃ kaḷimbho, kahaṃ nikaṭo, kahaṃ kaṭissaho; kahaṃ nu kho te, bhikkhave, therā sāvakā gatā”ti?

“Idha, bhante, tesaṃ āyasmantānaṃ etadahosi: ‘ime kho sambahulā abhiññātā abhiññātā licchavī bhadrehi bhadrehi yānehi parapurāya uccāsaddā mahāsaddā mahāvanaṃ ajjhogāhanti bhagavantaṃ dassanāya saddakaṇṭakā kho pana jhānā vuttā bhagavatā yannūna mayaṃ yena gosiṅga­sālava­na­dāyo tenu­pasaṅka­mey­yāma tattha mayaṃ appasaddā appākiṇṇā phāsuṃ vihareyyāmā’ti. Atha kho te, bhante, āyasmanto yena gosiṅga­sālava­na­dāyo tenu­pasaṅka­miṃsu. Tattha te āyasmanto appasaddā appākiṇṇā phāsuṃ viharantī”ti.

“Sādhu sādhu, bhikkhave, yathā te mahāsāvakā sammā byākaramānā byākareyyuṃ, saddakaṇṭakā hi, bhikkhave, jhānā vuttā mayā.

Dasayime, bhikkhave, kaṇṭakā. Katame dasa? ­Pavi­vekā­rāmassa saṅga­ṇikā­rāmatā kaṇṭako, asu­bhani­mittā­nu­yogaṃ anuyuttassa subhani­mittā­nuyogo kaṇṭako, indriyesu guttadvārassa visūkadassanaṃ kaṇṭako, brahma­cari­yassa mātugāmūpacāro kaṇṭako, paṭhamassa jhānassa saddo kaṇṭako, dutiyassa jhānassa vitakkavicārā kaṇṭakā, tatiyassa jhānassa pīti kaṇṭako, catutthassa jhānassa assāsapassāso kaṇṭako, saññā­ve­dayi­ta­nirodha­samā­pattiyā saññā ca vedanā ca kaṇṭako rāgo kaṇṭako doso kaṇṭako moho kaṇṭako.

Akaṇṭakā, bhikkhave, viharatha. Nikkaṇṭakā, bhikkhave, viharatha. Akaṇṭa­ka­nik­kaṇṭakā, bhikkhave, viharatha. Akaṇṭakā, bhikkhave, arahanto; nikkaṇṭakā, bhikkhave, arahanto; akaṇṭa­ka­nik­kaṇṭakā, bhikkhave, arahanto”ti.

Dutiyaṃ.