Chapter I   Cittasaṅgahavibhāgo

1.8 十二無色界心（Arūpāvacara-Cittāni）

1.8.1 四無色界善心（Arūpāvacara-kusala-cittāni）

1. Ākāsānañcāyatana-kusalacittaṃ.

2. Viññāṇañcāyatana-kusalacittaṃ.

3. Ākiñcaññāyatana-kusalacittaṃ.

4. Nevasaññānāsaññāyatana-kusalacittañ cā ti.

Imāni cattāri pi arūpāvacara-kusalacittāni nāma.

(Formless-Sphere Moral Consciousness—4)

(1) Moral Jhāna consciousness dwelling on the “Infinity of Space,”

(2) Moral Jhāna consciousness dwelling on the “Infinity of Consciousness,”

(3) Moral Jhāna consciousness dwelling on “Nothingness,”

(4) Moral Jhāna consciousness wherein “Perception neither is nor is not,”

These are the four types of Arūpajhāna Moral consciousness.

1. 空無邊處善心。

2. 識無邊處善心。

3. 無所有處善心。

4. 非想非非想處善心。

這四種是無色界善心。

NOTES

Arūpa: (adj) without form, formless, incorporeal, immaterial  無色

Arūpāvacara: (m) realm or world of Formlessness  無色界

Kusala: (adj) skillful, expert, clever; lucky, happy, prosperous; good, right, virtuous, meritorious  善

Citta: (n) the mind, the heart; thought, idea; will, intention  心

Ākāsa: (m) the sky, air, heaven; the open air; space  空

Ananta: (adj) endless, eternal; boundless, infinite  無邊     (n) the Infinite, Nirvāṇa

Āyatana: (n) place, dwelling, abode, home, seat; altar, shrine; place of origin, source, cause, origin  處

Ākāsānañcāyatana = Ākāsa + ananta (anañca)+ āyatana

ananta + ya => anantya => anañca: (n) infinity, endlessness, boundlessness

Ākāsānañcāyatana: (n) the Realm or Sphere of the Infinity of Space; the name of the first of the Arūpabrahmalokas, so called because it is dwelled by beings who have mastered the idea that space is infinite  空無邊處

Viññāṇa: (n) consciousness; thought, mind; intelligence, knowledge  識

Viññāṇañcāyatana = Viññāṇa + anañca (省略 ana 音) + āyatana

Viññāṇañcāyatana: (n) the Realm or Sphere of the Infinity of Consciousness, so called because it is dwelled by beings who are filled with the idea that viññāṇa is infinite  識無邊處

Ākiñcañña: (n) nothingness, void; poverty, state of having nothing

Ākiñcaññāyatana: (n) the Realm or Sphere of Nothingness, so called because it is dwelled by beings who believe that nothing exists  無所有處

Eva, yeva: (adv) just, quite, even, only

N’eva… na: neither… nor…

Saññā: (f) perception, consciousness, sense; intellect, thought; sign, gesture  想

Nevasaññānāsaññā: (f) neither perception nor non-perception  非想非非想

Nevasaññānāsaññāyatana: (n) the Realm or Sphere of Neither Perception nor Non-perception  非想非非想處

Imāni: (pron. n.) these

Cattāri: (n. num) four     (m) cattāro, caturo     (f) catasso

Nāma: (adv) by name; indeed

1.8.2 四無色界果報心（Arūpāvacara-vipāka-cittāni）

5. Ākāsānañcāyatana-vipākacittaṃ.

6. Viññāṇañcāyatana-vipākacittaṃ.

7. Ākiñcaññāyatana-vipākacittaṃ.

8. Nevasaññānāsaññāyatana-vipākacittañ cā ti.

Imāni cattāri pi arūpāvacara-vipākacittāni nāma.

(Formless-sphere Resultant Consciousness—4)

(5) Resultant Jhāna-consciousness dwelling on the “Infinity of Space,”

(6) Resultant Jhāna-consciousness dwelling on the “Infinity of Consciousness,”

(7) Resultant Jhāna-consciousness dwelling on “Nothingness,”

(8) Resultant Jhāna-consciousness wherein “Perception neither is nor is not.”

These are four types of Arūpajhāna Resultant consciousness.

5. 空無邊處果報心。

6. 識無邊處果報心。

7. 無所有處果報心。

8. 非想非非想處果報心。

這四種是無色界果報心。

NOTES

Vipāka: (m) result, product, consequence; good result, fruit, profit, reward; evil result, retribution  果報

1.8.3 四無色界唯作心（Arūpāvacara-kriyā-cittāni）

9. Ākāsānañcāyatana-kriyācittaṃ.

10. Viññāṇañcāyatana-kriyācittaṃ.

11. Ākiñcaññāyatana-kriyācittaṃ.

12. Nevasaññānāsaññāyatana-kriyācittañ cā ti.

Imāni cattāri pi arūpāvacara-kriyācittāni nāma.

Icc' evaṃ sabbathā pi dvādasa arūpāvacara-kusala-vipāka-kriyā-cittāni

samattāni.

(Formless-Sphere Functional Consciousness—4)

(9) Functional Jhāna-consciousness dwelling on the “Infinity of Space,”

(10) Functional Jhāna-consciousness dwelling on the “Infinity of Consciousness,”

(11) Functional Jhāna-consciousness dwelling on “Nothingness,”

(12) Functional Jhana-consciousness wherein “Perception neither is nor is not.”

These are the four types of Arūpajhāna Functional Consciousness.

Thus end, in all, the twelve types of Arūpajhāna Moral, Resultant, and Functional consciousness.

9. 空無邊處唯作心。

10. 識無邊處唯作心。

11. 無所有處唯作心。

12. 非想非非想處唯作心。

這四種是無色界唯作心。

如是總結，一共有十二無色界心：善、果報及唯作。

NOTES

Kiriya; kiriyā, kriyā: (n; f) action, performance; work, deed; function  唯作

Iti, ti, icc (before a vowel): (adv) thus

Evaṃ: (adv) thus

Sabbathā: (adv) in every way, thoroughly

Dvādasa: (num) twelve

Samatta: (pp) concluded; complete, entire, all

1.8.4 無色界心之總結

Ālambanappabhedena

Catudh' āruppamānasaṃ

Puññapākakriyābhedā

Puna dvādasadhā ṭhitaṃ

Arūpajhāna consciousness is fourfold, differing according to the objects. Again they stand at twelve according to Moral, Resultant, and Functional types.

依所緣分別，四無色界心；

更依善、果報、唯作，則成十二種。

NOTES

Ālambana, -ṇa : (n) support; an object of sense  所緣，（感官）目標

Pabheda: (m) difference, distinction; sort, kind  分別

Catudhā: (adv) in four parts, fourfold

Mānasa: (n) the mind; intention, purpose  心

Puñña: (n) goodness, good work, merit   (adj) good, virtuous, meritorious  善

Pāka: (m/n) cooking; ripeness, maturity; result, fulfillment, accomplishment  果報

Bheda: (m) breaking; rending; division; disunion; breach; schism; sort, kind  分別

Puna, puno: (adv) again, anew, afresh; back; after that; next, further, moreover

Dvādasadhā: (adv) in 12 ways, twelvefold

Tiṭṭhati, ṭhāti: to stand, stay; remain behind, stop; dwell, continue, abide, last, endure; live, exist, be       pp. ṭhita: standing, existing, remaining, lasting; firm, steady, permanent, etc.