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Ālokakasiṇakathā[The Light Kasiṇa]
Ālokakasiṇe pana ālokakasiṇaṃ uggaṇhanto ālokasmiṃ nimittaṃ gaṇhātiOf the light kasiṇa it is said: “One who is learning the light kasiṇa apprehends the sign in light
bhittichidde vā tāḷacchidde vā vātapānantarikāya vāti vacanatoin a hole in a wall, or in a keyhole, or in a window opening.”
katādhikārassa tāva puññavatoSo firstly, when someone has merit, having had previous practice,
yaṃ bhittichiddādīnaṃ aññatarena sūriyāloko vā candāloko vā pavisitvā bhittiyaṃ vā bhūmiyaṃ vā maṇḍalaṃ samuṭṭhāpeti,the sign arises in him when he sees the circle thrown on a wall or a floor by sunlight or moonlight entering through a hole in a wall, etc.,
ghanapaṇṇarukkhasākhantarena vā ghanasākhāmaṇḍapantarena vā nikkhamitvā bhūmiyameva maṇḍalaṃ samuṭṭhāpeti, taṃ disvāva nimittaṃ uppajjati.or when he sees a circle thrown on the ground by sunlight or moonlight coming through a gap in the branches of a dense-leaved tree or through a gap in a hut made of closely packed branches.
Itarenāpi tadeva vuttappakāramobhāsamaṇḍalaṃAnyone else should use that same kind of circle of luminosity just described,
‘‘obhāso obhāso’’ti vā ‘‘āloko āloko’’ti vā bhāvetabbaṃ.developing it as “luminosity, luminosity” or “light, light.”
Tathā asakkontena ghaṭe dīpaṃ jāletvāIf he cannot do so, he can light a lamp inside a pot,
ghaṭamukhaṃ pidahitvā ghaṭe chiddaṃ katvā bhittimukhaṃ ṭhapetabbaṃ.close the pot’s mouth, make a hole in it and place it with the hole facing a wall.
Tena chiddena dīpāloko nikkhamitvā bhittiyaṃ maṇḍalaṃ karoti,The lamplight coming out of the hole throws a circle on the wall.
taṃ āloko ālokoti bhāvetabbaṃ.He should develop that as “light, light.”
Idamitarehi ciraṭṭhitikaṃ hoti.This lasts longer than the other kinds.
Idha uggahanimittaṃ bhittiyaṃ vā bhūmiyaṃ vā uṭṭhitamaṇḍalasadisameva hoti.Here the learning sign is like the circle thrown on the wall or the ground.
Paṭibhāganimittaṃ ghanavippasannaālokapuñjasadisaṃ.The counterpart sign is like a compact bright cluster of lights.
Sesaṃ tādisamevāti.The rest is as before.
Paricchinnākāsakasiṇakathā[The Limited-Space Kasiṇa]
Paricchinnākāsakasiṇepi ākāsakasiṇaṃ uggaṇhanto ākāsasmiṃ nimittaṃ gaṇhātiOf the limited-space kasiṇa it is said: “One who is learning the space kasiṇa apprehends the sign
bhittichidde vā tāḷacchidde vā vātapānantarikāya vāti vacanatoin a hole in a wall, or in a keyhole, or in a window opening.”
katādhikārassa tāva puññavatoSo firstly, when someone has merit, having had previous practice,
bhittichiddādīsu aññataraṃ disvāva nimittaṃ uppajjati.the sign arises in him when he sees any [such gap as a] hole in a wall.
Itarena succhannamaṇḍape vā cammakaṭasārakādīnaṃ vā aññatarasmiṃ vidatthicaturaṅgulappamāṇaṃ chiddaṃ katvāAnyone else should make a hole a span and four fingers broad in a well-thatched hut, or in a piece of leather, or in a rush mat, and so on.
tadeva vā bhittichiddādibhedaṃ chiddaṃ ‘‘ākāso ākāso’’ti bhāvetabbaṃ.He should develop one of these, or a hole such as a hole in a wall, as “space, space.”
Idha uggahanimittaṃ saddhiṃ bhittipariyantādīhi chiddasadisameva hoti,Here the learning sign resembles the hole together with the wall, etc., that surrounds it.
vaḍḍhiyamānampi na vaḍḍhati.Attempts to extend it fail.
Paṭibhāganimittamākāsamaṇḍalameva hutvā upaṭṭhāti,The counterpart sign appears only as a circle of space.
vaḍḍhiyamānañca vaḍḍhati.Attempts to extend it succeed.
Sesaṃ pathavīkasiṇe vuttanayeneva veditabbanti.The rest should be understood as described under the earth kasiṇa.
Iti kasiṇāni dasabalo, Dasa yāni avoca sabbadhammadaso; Rūpāvacaramhi catukkapañcakajjhānahetūni.He with Ten Powers, who all things did see, Tells ten kasiṇas, each of which can be The cause of fourfold and of fivefold jhāna, The fine-material sphere’s own master key.
Evaṃ tāni ca tesañca, Bhāvanānayamimaṃ viditvāna; Tesveva ayaṃ bhiyyo, Pakiṇṇakakathāpi viññeyyā.Now, knowing their descriptions and the way To tackle each and how they are developed, There are some further points that will repay Study, each with its special part to play.