{"collection":"Anguttara Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_an8.65/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_an8.65","id":"suttacentral_an8.65","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/an8.65/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Anguttara Nikaya","Early Buddhist Texts"],"text":"\u201cMendicants, there are these eight dimensions of mastery. What eight? Perceiving form internally, someone sees forms externally, limited, both pretty and ugly. Mastering them, they perceive: \u2018I know and see.\u2019 This is the first dimension of mastery. Perceiving form internally, someone sees forms externally, limitless, both pretty and ugly. Mastering them, they perceive: \u2018I know and see.\u2019 This is the second dimension of mastery. Not perceiving form internally, someone sees forms externally, limited, both pretty and ugly. Mastering them, they perceive: \u2018I know and see.\u2019 This is the third dimension of mastery. Not perceiving form internally, someone sees forms externally, limitless, both pretty and ugly. Mastering them, they perceive: \u2018I know and see.\u2019 This is the fourth dimension of mastery. Not perceiving form internally, someone sees forms externally, blue, with blue color and blue appearance. Mastering them, they perceive: \u2018I know and see.\u2019 This is the fifth dimension of mastery. Not perceiving form internally, someone sees forms externally, yellow, with yellow color and yellow appearance. Mastering them, they perceive: \u2018I know and see.\u2019 This is the sixth dimension of mastery. Not perceiving form internally, someone sees forms externally, red, with red color and red appearance. Mastering them, they perceive: \u2018I know and see.\u2019 This is the seventh dimension of mastery. Not perceiving form internally, someone sees forms externally, white, with white color and white appearance. Mastering them, they perceive: \u2018I know and see.\u2019 This is the eighth dimension of mastery. These are the eight dimensions of mastery.\u201d","title":"Dimensions of Mastery","tradition":"Anguttara Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":247}