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-These are the eight aspects from the state with both concept and discernment, to the state with neither absence nor presence of conception. These are [[four dhyanas]] and four formless spheres (or states):
+#redirect [['bri gung mthil dgon pa]]
-) the [[first dhyana]] is a state with both concept and discernment.
-) the [[second dhyana]] is a state without concept but with just discernment.
-) the [[third dhyana]] is a state without delight but with bliss.
-) the [[fourth dhyana]] is a state of [[equanimity]].
-The [[four formless spheres]] are:
-) the sphere of infinite space.
-) the sphere of infinite consciousness.
-) the sphere of nothing whatsoever.
-) the sphere of neither presence nor absence, also called the sphere of neither absence of conception nor presence of conception. ([[RY]])