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長阿含經 21.p143

The Long Discourses (selected sūtras) 21.p143

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21.p143

“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.

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