Chapter XIII
Jhanasamyutta, SN 34
Connected Discourses in Meditation
From the Connected Discourses of the Buddha, Samyutta Nikaya
translated by Bhikkhu Bodhi, Wisdom Publishing, Boston, 2000
with corrections by Jeff Brooks, 02/25/04

1 Attainment in relation to Absorption (samadhi)

At Savati, "Bhikkhus, there are these four kinds of meditators, what four?..."

"Therein, bhikkhus, the meditator who is skilled both in concentration
regarding absorption and in attainment regarding absorption is the chief, the best
the foremost, the highest, the most excellent of these four kinds of
meditators."

Skillfulness in absorption (samadhi) is referred to in this sutta in the
context of "maintenance, emergence, pliancy, skill in the object of concentration,
range, resolution, thoroughness, persistence, suitability."

Kindest regards,

Jeff Brooks
Jhana Support Group
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