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he, on giving up pleasure and pain, on removal of good and bad mentality, acquires the fourth concentration which is without pain, without pleasure, full of purity of recollection of non-attachment or equanimity."
It is necessary to know more about the 7th path Samyak Smriti, therefore it is described as below :
Majjhim Nikâya tenth sutta Satipatthâna. Its purport is here given :
भगवा एतदवोचः-एकायनो अयं मग्गो सत्तानं विसुद्धिया सोकपरिदवानं समातेकमाय दुक्खदोमनस्सानं अत्थ गमाय शायस्स अघिगमाय निब्बानस्स सकिसकिरियाय यदिदं चत्तारो सति पट्टाना कतमे चत्तारो इध भिक्खवे (१) काये कायानुपस्सी विहरति आतापी संबजानो सतिमा विनेय्यलोके अभिज्ज्ञादो मस्सं : (२) वेदनासु वेदनानुपस्सी विहरति. आतापी (३)चित्ते चित्तानुपसी विहरति आतापी (४) धम्मेसु धम्मानुपस्सी विहरति आतापी.
“ Bhagavå etadavocha :-Ekâyano ayam maggo, sattánam visuddhiya soka paridavanam samati kkama ya, dukkha domanassånam attha gamâya, jhayassa adhigamaya, nibbanassa sakisakiriyaya, yadidam chattaro satipatthana-Katame chattaro :-idha bhikkhave (1) Kâye Kayanu-passi viharati, atâpi, sampajano, satima, vineyya loke abhijjha do-manassam; (2) Vedanâsu vedananupassi viharati âtâpi......(3) chitte chittanupassi viharati atapi.........; (4) dhammesu dhammanupassi viharati âtápi........."
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