Viima.msaa is one of the four iddhipaadas. That most probably is how it should be understood according to the suttas. Iddhipaadas are required for the attainment of the path, and is thus not exactly pa~n~naa. Pa~n~naa, when developed to a level that would allow one to attain the path appears to be viima.msaa.
D. G. D. C. Wijeratna




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