Hello Jeff,

> Hello Jim and thank-you for your kind input to this interesting

subject. I

> am glad to hear that someone else has found no support for

arahantship without

> the jhanas. I believe this evidence should cast another shadow of

doubt upon

> the commentaries.

Not being able to find any sutta support for arahantship without the
jhanas doesn't necessarily mean that none exist. I rather like the
commentarial explanation of the five kinds of pa~n~naavimuttas, one of
which is the sukkhavipassaka while the remaining four are with the
jhaanas. Either way, I'm all for arahantship with or without the
jhaanas.

> Thank-you for the invitation to Buddha-L, I have joined and only

await my

> password. I look forward to seeing what others have posted on the

subject.

I hope you have read some of the archive messages by now and have
found them of value.

> Just out of curiosity, does the University of Kentucky at Louisville

have a

> Buddhist studies program?

I don't know off-hand, but one can always find out by visiting their
website.

Best wishes,
Jim