Aṅguttara Nikāya - The Numerical Discourses

1: The Book of the Ones

455–464

1" … (455) develops the earth kasiṇa[n.200] A kasiṇa is an object, often a disk, used as a support for meditation. For example, the earth kasiṇa is a disk of brown clay on which the meditator focuses to obtain an inner perception of earth. For full explanations, see Vism chaps. 4and 5. Ce adds ālokakasiṇa, the light kasiṇa, which is not in Be and Ee. (456) develops the water kasiṇa … (457) develops the fire kasiṇa … (458) develops the air kasiṇa … (459) develops the blue kasiṇa … (460) develops the yellow kasiṇa … (461) develops the red kasiṇa … (462) develops the white kasiṇa … (463) develops the space kasiṇa … (464) develops the consciousness kasiṇa … "

1Pathavikasiṇaṁ bhāveti … āpokasiṇaṁ bhāveti … tejokasiṇaṁ bhāveti … vāyokasiṇaṁ bhāveti … nīlakasiṇaṁ bhāveti … pītakasiṇaṁ bhāveti … lohitakasiṇaṁ bhāveti … odātakasiṇaṁ bhāveti … ākāsakasiṇaṁ bhāveti … viññāṇakasiṇaṁ bhāveti …. ()

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