The Long Āgama Sūtra 21.41

21.41

「復有沙門、婆羅門作如是說：『此是現在泥洹，非不是，復有現在泥洹微妙第一，汝所不知，獨我知耳；如我滅有覺、觀，內喜、一心，無覺、無觀，定生喜、樂，入第二禪。』齊是名現在泥洹，是為第三見。復有沙門、婆羅門作是說，言：『此是現在泥洹，非不是，復有現在泥洹微妙第一，汝所不知，獨我知耳；如我除念、捨、喜、住樂，護念一心，自知身樂，賢聖所說，入第三禪。』齊是名現在泥洹，是為第四見。復有沙門、婆羅門作是說，言：『此是現在泥洹，非不是，現在泥洹復有微妙第一，汝所不知，獨我知耳；如我樂滅、苦滅，先除憂、喜，不苦不樂，護念清淨，入第四禪。』此名第一泥洹，是為第五見。若沙門、婆羅門於末劫末見，生現在泥洹論，於五見中，齊是不過，唯佛能知，亦復如是。

“Again, some ascetics and priests say this: ‘This is Nirvāṇa in the present, nothing else is. Again, there’s Nirvāṇa in the present life that’s sublime and supreme. You don’t know of it; only I know it. I ceased perception and examination. With inner joy, unified mind, and the absence of perception and examination, samādhi gave rise to joy and happiness, and I entered the second dhyāna. This is called Nirvāṇa in the present life.’ This is the third view.

“Again, some ascetics and priests say this: ‘This is Nirvāṇa in the present, nothing else is. Again, there’s Nirvāṇa in the present life that’s sublime and supreme. You don’t know of it; only I know it. I eliminated thought, discarded joy, and abided in happiness, equanimity, mindfulness, and a unified mind. I personally knew happiness as it’s declared by noble people and entered the third dhyāna. This is called Nirvāṇa in the present life.’ This is the fourth view.

“Again, some ascetics and priests say this: ‘This is Nirvāṇa in the present, nothing else is. Again, there’s Nirvāṇa in the present life that’s sublime and supreme. You don’t know of it; only I know it. As my happiness and suffering ceased, it eliminated my prior sorrow and joy. Feeling neither pain nor pleasure, I was equanimous, mindful, and pure, and I entered the fourth dhyāna. This is called the supreme Nirvāṇa.’ This is the fifth view.

“If ascetics and priests create these theories about future eons and Nirvāṇa in the present life, they don’t go beyond these five views. There’s only the Buddha who can know this … same as before.