Dear Gabriel,

Papa~ncasuudanii, Atthk to the Sallekhasutta (M.N. I,8):
Jhaayathaa ti. aaramma.nuupanijjhaanena a.t.thati.msaaramma.naahi
(thirtyeight objects of samatha), lakkha.nuupanijjhaanena ca
aniccaadito (beginning with aniccaa) khandhaayatanaadiini
upanijjhaayatha. Samatha~n ca vipassana~ca va.d.dhetaa(develop) ti
vutta.m hoti. Maa pamaadatthaati maapamajjittha.
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N: jhaana can have several meanings. In the text above it is either
meditation on the meditation subjects of samatha and also
contemplation on the three general characteristics of realities in
vipassanaa. Thus jhaayathaa can be translated as: meditate, or
contemplate.
Samaadhi is ekaggataa cetasika, concentration, accompanying each
citta. Depending on the citta it may be akusala or kusala or
indeterminate (avyaakata).
In Samatha it is concentration on the meditation subject of samatha
and when it is highly developed it accompanies jhaanacitta.
In vipassana it is concentration of the eightfold Path and its object
is a nama or rupa that appears at the present moment. When it
accompanies lokuttara citta, nibbaana is the object, it is of a high
degree, equal to the first stage of jhanacitta also for those who did
not develop mundane jhaana. For those who developed different stages
of jhaana, lokuttara citta can be accompanied by jhanafactors,
including samadhi, of the different stages of jhana.
Nina.


Op 16-jun-2007, om 4:59 heeft Lotsawanet het volgende geschreven:

> Regarding Jhana, what would be its definition in pali language?
>
> What would be the difference between jhana, Samadhi and vipassana?
> And their
> definitions in the pali canon?

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