---dEar Dimitry,
Thanks for this. I have been looking at the commentary and Tika and
with the help of a friend skilled in pali will add some comments
later. Bhikkhu Bodhi has given some notes from the commentary too.
There is much about the sukkhavipassaka here.
RobertK
In Pali@yahoogroups.com, "Dimitry A. Ivakhnenko (Äìèòðèé Àëåêñååâè÷
Èâàõíåíêî)" <koleso@...> wrote:

> Dear Robert,
>
> >> > Again buddhaghosa and dhammapala recorded down that it is not
> r> recommeded for sukhavipasa because it is too hard.See

anenjasapaya

> r> sutta in MN.
> >>________
> r> Dear Teng Kee,
> r> Could you quote the passage where Dhammapala and Buddhaghosa
> r> recommend against sukkhavipassaka?
>
> In the commentary to Aane~njasappaaya sutta (MN 106) it is said:
>
> Uparipannasa-Atthakatha 4.67
>
> Samaapatti.m taava pada.t.thaana.m katvaa vipassana.m va.d.dhetvaa
> arahatta.m ga.nhanto bhikkhu naava.m vaa u.lumpaadiini vaa nissaaya
> mahogha.m taritvaa paara.m gacchanto viya na kilamati.

Sukkhavipassako

> pana paki.n.nakasa'nkhaare sammasitvaa arahatta.m ga.nhanto
> baahubalena sota.m chinditvaa paara.m gacchanto viya kilamati.
>
> Dimitry