Mahaparinibbanasuttam (DN 16) - Ancient Buddhist Texts

The Third Chapter for Recitation - 114
6) Ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī eko bahiddhā rūpāni passati,
Without perceiving forms internally, someone sees forms externally,
pītāni pītavaṇṇāni pītanidassanāni pītanibhāsāni,
yellow, yellow-coloured, of yellow appearance, shiny yellow,
seyyathā pi nāma Kaṇikārapupphaṁ pītaṁ pītavaṇṇaṁ pītanidassanaṁ
pītanibhāsaṁ,
just as the flower called Kaṇikāra is yellow, yellow-coloured, of yellow appearance,
shiny yellow,
seyyathā vā pana taṁ vatthaṁ Bārāṇaseyyakaṁ ubhatobhāgavimaṭṭhaṁ
or just as there is Banaras cloth smoothed on both sides that
pītaṁ pītavaṇṇaṁ pītanidassanaṁ pītanibhāsaṁ,
is yellow, yellow-coloured, of yellow appearance, shiny yellow,
evam-eva ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī eko bahiddhā rūpāni passati,
so, without perceiving forms internally, someone sees forms externally,
pītāni pītavaṇṇāni pītanidassanāni pītanibhāsāni,
yellow, yellow colour, of yellow appearance, shiny yellow,
tāni abhibhuyya: ‘jānāmi passāmī” ti evaṁsaññī hoti.
and having mastered them, he is one who perceives thus: ‘I know, I see’.
Idaṁ chaṭṭhaṁ abhibhāyatanaṁ.
This is the sixth means of (mind) mastery.
7) Ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī eko bahiddhā rūpāni passati,
Without perceiving forms internally, someone sees forms externally,
lohitāni lohitavaṇṇāni lohitanidassanāni lohitanibhāsāni,
red, red-coloured, of red appearance, shiny red,
seyyathā pi nāma Bandhujīvakapupphaṁ
just as the flower called Bandhujīvaka
lohitaṁ lohitavaṇṇaṁ lohitanidassanaṁ lohitanibhāsaṁ,
is red, red-coloured, of red appearance, shiny red,
seyyathā vā pana taṁ vatthaṁ Bārāṇaseyyakaṁ ubhatobhāgavimaṭṭhaṁ
or just as there is Banaras cloth smoothed on both sides that
lohitaṁ lohitavaṇṇaṁ lohitanidassanaṁ lohitanibhāsaṁ,
is red, red-coloured, of red appearance, shiny red,