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repeats this procedure with the råpàvacara second-, third-, fourthand
fifth-jhànas, and then also with the aråpàvacara first-, secondand
third-jhànas.
Then he makes four resolutions (adhiññhàna).
1 May I remain in nirodha-samàpatti for one hour, two
hours…, one day, two days…, or seven days (provided
the period does not exceed his life-span which he can
know).
2 May my body, the things I am using and the building I
am living be not harmed nor destroyed by any means
(he can demarcate the area as much as he likes).
3 May I come out of the nirodha-samàpatti as soon as Lord
Buddha wishes to see me (this is at the time when the
Buddha is alive).
4 May I come out of the nirodha-samàpatti as soon as the
congregation of monks wishes my presence (this is done
out of respect for the congregation of monks).
Now the person develops the aråpàvacara fourth-jhàna and
soon after the occurrence of neva-sa¤¤à-n’àsa¤¤à-yatana citta as
appanà-javana for two conscious moments, the stream of
consciousness is cut off—no cittas, cetasikas and cittaja-råpa
(corporeality formed by citta) arise any more.
The person will remain in this state of extinction of
consciousness, its concomitants and cittaja-råpa till the end of
the period he has resolved to remain in nirodha-samàpatti. Though
he does not breathe, eat, drink or know anything, he is still alive.
When he comes out of the nirodha-samàpatti, anàgàmà-phala citta
arises once as appanà-javana if he is an anàgàmi, or arahatta-phala
citta arises once as appanà-javana if he is an arahant. Then bhavaïga
cittas sink into life-continuum.