9. Animittapañhāsuttavaṇṇanā
340. Animittaṃ cetosamādhin ti niccanimittādīni pahāya pavattaṃ vipassanāsamādhiṃyeva sandhāyetaṃ vuttanti .
Nimittānusāri viññāṇaṃ hotīti evaṃ iminā vipassanāsamādhivihārena viharato vipassanāñāṇe tikkhe sūre vahamāne .
Yathā nāma purisassa tikhiṇena pharasunā rukkhaṃ chindantassa ‘‘ suṭṭhu vata me pharasu vahatī ’’ ti khaṇe khaṇe pharasudhāraṃ olokentassa chejjakiccaṃ na nipphajjati , evaṃ therassāpi ‘‘ sūraṃ vata me hutvā ñāṇaṃ vahatī ’’ ti vipassanaṃ ārabbha nikanti uppajjati .
Atha vipassanākiccaṃ sādhetuṃ nāsakkhi .
Taṃ sandhāya vuttaṃ ‘‘ nimittānusāri viññāṇaṃ hotī ’’ ti .
Sabbanimittānaṃ amanasikārā animittaṃ cetosamādhiṃ upasampajja vihāsin ti sabbesaṃ niccasukhaattanimittānaṃ amanasikārena animittaṃ vuṭṭhānagāminivipassanāsampayuttaṃ cetosamādhiṃ nibbānārammaṇaṃ uparimaggaphalasamādhiṃ upasampajja vihāsiṃ .