9.
The Book of the Nines
1.
Verses of the Elder Bhūta
518.
Having fully understood suffering, mindfully he meditates, from that he finds no delight more supreme.
519.
Having abandoned craving, mindfully he meditates, from that he finds no delight more supreme.
520.
Having seen it with wisdom, mindfully he meditates, from that he finds no delight more supreme.
521.
He develops that which cuts the bondage of fetters, from that he finds no delight more supreme.
522.
And the monk, gone to a mountain slope, meditates, from that he finds no delight more supreme.
523.
Seated, with gladdened mind he meditates, from that he finds no delight more supreme.
524.
And the monk, gone to a mountain slope, meditates, from that he finds no delight more supreme.
525.
Free from anguish, free from barrenness, he meditates, from that he finds no delight more supreme.
526.
Having ended all mental corruptions, he meditates, from that he finds no delight more supreme."
... The Elder Bhūta...
The Chapter of Nines is concluded.
The summary therein:
In the Book of Nines, these verses too are nine.