Aṭṭhime, bhikkhave, vimokkhā. Katame aṭṭha?

There are, bhikkhus, these eight vimokkhas. Which eight?

Rūpī rūpāni passati. Ayaṃ paṭhamo vimokkho.

Being possessed of rūpa, one sees rūpas. This is the first vimokkha.

Ajjhattaṃ arūpasaññī, bahiddhā rūpāni passati. Ayaṃ dutiyo vimokkho.

Not perceiving rūpa internally, one sees rūpas externally. This is the second vimokkha.

Subhanteva adhimutto hoti. Ayaṃ tatiyo vimokkho.

One is inclined only towards the subha. This is the third vimokkha.

Sabbaso rūpasaññānaṃ samatikkamā paṭighasaññānaṃ atthaṅgamā nānattasaññānaṃ amanasikārā ‘ananto ākāso’ti ākāsānañcāyatanaṃ upasampajja viharati. Ayaṃ catuttho vimokkho.

Having completely gone beyond rūpa-saññā, the saññā of repulsion having disappeared, not attending to the saññā of diversity, [perceiving:] 'space [is] infinite', having entered ākās·ānañc·āyatana, one dwells therein. This is the fourth vimokkha.

Sabbaso ākāsānañcāyatanaṃ samatikkamma ‘anantaṃ viññāṇa’nti viññāṇañcāyatanaṃ upasampajja viharati. Ayaṃ pañcamo vimokkho.

Having completely gone beyond ākās·ānañc·āyatana, [perceiving:] 'viññāṇa [is] infinite' having entered viññāṇañc·āyatana he dwells therein. This is the fifth vimokkha.

Sabbaso viññāṇañcāyatanaṃ samatikkamma ‘natthi kiñcī’ti ākiñcaññāyatanaṃ upasampajja viharati. Ayaṃ chaṭṭho vimokkho.

Having completely gone beyond viññāṇañc·āyatana, [perceiving:] 'there is no-thing', having entered ākiñcaññ·āyatana he dwells therein. This is the sixth vimokkha.

Sabbaso ākiñcaññāyatanaṃ samatikkamma nevasaññānāsaññāyatanaṃ upasampajja viharati. Ayaṃ sattamo vimokkho.

Having completely gone beyond ākiñcaññ·āyatana, having entered neva-saññā-n·āsaññ·āyatana, he dwells therein. This is the seventh vimokkha.

Sabbaso nevasaññānāsaññāyatanaṃ samatikkamma saññāvedayitanirodhaṃ upasampajja viharati. Ayaṃ aṭṭhamo vimokkho.

Having completely gone beyond neva-saññā-n·āsaññ·āyatana having entered the nirodha of saññā and vedanā, he dwells therein. This is the eighth vimokkha.

Ime kho, bhikkhave, aṭṭha vimokkhā ti.

These, bhikkhus, are the eight vimokkhas.