I wonder if Tejo-dhaatu means INTENSE meditation rather than HEAT
meditation.


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--- In Pali@yahoogroups.com, "Dmytro O. Ivakhnenko" <aavuso@...>
wrote:

>
> Dear Thomas,
>
> > I have checked the text, but do not see any information you

indicate

> > here. Could you point out the sentences or the translation here
> > please. Thank you.
>
> In Maharahulovada sutta (MN 62) you can find two passages devoted

to

> 'tejodhaatu'
>
> “Katamaa ca, raahula, tejodhaatu? Tejodhaatu siyaa
> ajjhattikaa, siyaa baahiraa. Katamaa ca, raahula, ajjhattikaa
> tejodhaatu? Ya.m ajjhatta.m paccatta.m tejo tejogata.m

upaadinna.m,

> seyyathida.mâ€" yena ca santappati yena ca jiiriiyati

yena ca

> pari.dayhati yena ca asitapiitakhaayitasaayita.m sammaa
> pari.naama.m gacchati, ya.m vaa pana~n~nampi ki~nci

ajjhatta.m

> paccatta.m tejo tejogata.m upaadinna.mâ€" aya.m vuccati,

raahula,

> ajjhattikaa tejodhaatu. Yaa ceva kho pana ajjhattikaa

tejodhaatu

> yaa ca baahiraa tejodhaatu tejodhaaturevesaa. Ta.m

‘neta.m mama,

> nesohamasmi, na meso attaa’tiâ€" evameta.m

yathaabhuuta.m

> sammappa~n~naaya da.t.thabba.m. Evameta.m yathaabhuuta.m
> sammappa~n~naaya disvaa tejodhaatuyaa nibbindati, tejodhaatuyaa

citta.m

> viraajeti.
>
> “Tejosama.m, raahula, bhaavana.m bhaavehi.

Tejosama~nhi

> te, raahula, bhaavana.m bhaavayato uppannaa

manaapaamanaapaa

> phassaa citta.m na pariyaadaaya .thassanti. Seyyathaapi,

raahula,

> tejo sucimpi dahati, asucimpi dahati, guuthagatampi dahati,
> muttagatampi dahati, khe.lagatampi dahati, pubbagatampi dahati,
> lohitagatampi dahati, na ca tena tejo a.t.tiiyati vaa

haraayati

> vaa jigucchati vaa; evameva kho tva.m, raahula, tejosama.m
> bhaavana.m bhaavehi. Tejosama~nhi te, raahula, bhaavana.m

bhaavayato

> uppannaa manaapaamanaapaa phassaa citta.m na

pariyaadaaya .thassanti.

>
> In Sangiti sutta you can find 'tejokasi.na':
>
> 346. Dasa kasi.naayatanaani. Pathaviikasi.nameko

sa~njaanaati,

> uddha.m adho tiriya.m advaya.m appamaa.na.m. Aapokasi.nameko
> sa~njaanaati …pe… tejokasi.nameko sa~njaanaati…

vaayokasi.nameko

> sa~njaanaati… niilakasi.nameko sa~njaanaati… piitakasi.nameko
> sa~njaanaati… lohitakasi.nameko sa~njaanaati…

odaatakasi.nameko

> sa~njaanaati… aakaasakasi.nameko sa~njaanaati…
> vi~n~naa.nakasi.nameko sa~njaanaati, uddha.m adho tiriya.m

advaya.m

> appamaa.na.m.
>
> In Vimuttimagga and Visuddhimagga you can easily find sections

with

> description of fire kasina practice.
>
> Dmytro
>