10.
The Discourse on Nibbāna in the Present Life
51.
"'Nibbāna in the present life, Nibbāna in the present life', friend, is said.
In what way, friend, has Nibbāna in the present life been spoken of by the Blessed One?"
"Here, friends, a monk, quite secluded from sensual pleasures... etc. he enters and dwells in the first meditative absorption. To this extent too, friends, Nibbāna in the present life has been spoken of by the Blessed One by method... etc.
"Furthermore, friends, a monk, having completely transcended the plane of neither-perception-nor-non-perception, enters and dwells in the cessation of perception and feeling, and having seen with wisdom, his mental corruptions are utterly eliminated. To this extent too, friends, Nibbāna in the present life has been spoken of by the Blessed One without qualification." The tenth.