The Long Āgama Sūtra 9.17

9.17

「復有四法，謂四神足；於是，比丘思惟欲定滅行成就；精進定、意定、思惟定，亦復如是。復有四法，謂四禪；於是，比丘除欲、惡不善法，有覺、有觀，離生喜、樂，入於初禪。滅有覺、觀，內信、一心，無覺、無觀，定生喜、樂，入第二禪。離喜修捨、念、進，自知身樂，諸聖所求，憶念、捨、樂，入第三禪。離苦、樂行，先滅憂、喜、不苦不樂、捨、念、清淨，入第四禪。復有四法，謂四梵堂：一慈、二悲、三喜、四捨。復有四法，謂四無色定；於是，比丘越一切色想，先盡瞋恚想，不念異想，思惟無量空處，捨空處已入識處，捨識處已入不用處，捨不用處已入有想無想處。

“There are another four things, which are four miraculous abilities: [1] Here, a monk contemplates the samādhi of desire and accomplishes the practice of cessation. [2] The samādhi of effort, [3] samādhi of mind, and [3] samādhi of contemplation are likewise.

“There are another four things, which are the four dhyānas: Here, a monk rids himself of desire and bad and unskillful things. With perception and examination, this seclusion gives rise to joy and happiness, and he enters the first dhyāna. He ceases having perception and examination. With inner belief and unified mind, he has no perception or examination. His samādhi gives rise to joy and happiness, and he enters the second dhyāna. Parting with joy, he cultivates equanimity, mindfulness, and effort, knowing his own happiness is what’s sought by the noble ones. Mindful, detached, and happy, he enters the third dhyāna. Parting with painful and pleasant formations, his previous sorrow and joy ceases. Neither discomforted nor happy, he’s detached, mindful, and pure, and he enters the fourth dhyāna.

“There are another four things, which are four Brahma temples: First is kindness, second is compassion, third is joy, and fourth is equanimity.

“There are another four things, which are four formless samādhis: [1] Here, a monk goes beyond all notions of form, and all his previous notions of anger. Not being mindful of different notions, he contemplates the abode of measureless space. [2] Abandoning the abode of space, he enters the abode of consciousness. [3] Abandoning the abode of consciousness, he enters the abode of nothingness. [4] Abandoning the abode of nothingness, he enters the abode with and without conception.