Dear Thomas,

For annotated translations of the two suttas mentioned, see:

http://earlypalisutta.googlepages.com/1.11_Ariyapariyesana_S_m26_piya.pdf

http://dharmafarer.googlepages.com/1.12MahasaccakaSm36.17-44piya.pdf (only
related sections)

With metta,

Piya Tan



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> Dear Thomas,
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> In his book "The Buddha and His Teachings" (ch. 1 and 2) Ven. Narada
> Mahaathera refers to Ariyapariyesana Sutta and Mahaa-Saccaka Sutta (Majjhima
> Nikaaya, part I, no. 26 and 36) regarding ascetic practices done by the
> Buddha before the attainment of Enlightenment. I myself haven't studied this
> particular texts, but I suppose there you can find the information you seek.
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> With metta,
> Ardavarz
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> --- On Fri, 3/20/09, thomaslaw03 <thomaslaw03@...<thomaslaw03%40yahoo.com.au>>
> wrote:
> From: thomaslaw03 <thomaslaw03@... <thomaslaw03%40yahoo.com.au>>
> Subject: [Pali] Meditation Stage
> To: Pali@yahoogroups.com <Pali%40yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Friday, March 20, 2009, 3:23 AM
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> Dear Pali friends,
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> It is said that before the Buddha attained Enlightenment, he leant and
> practiced meditations from different Hindu gurus, and attained some
> meditative stages. Do you know what is the final stage of meditation he
> attainted at that time? Is it the Cessation of perception-and -feeling
> (sa~n~naa-vedayita- nirodha) or the Ream of neither-perception-
> nor-non-percepti on (n'eva sa~n~naa-naasa~ n~naayatana) ? According to what
> Pali text (s) we know this?
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> Thank you.
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> Thomas Law
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