Dear Frank,
some more additional info on samaadhi.
Op 23-feb-2011, om 1:19 heeft frank het volgende geschreven:

> I'm interested in the meaning of Samādhi in the last line of the
> quoted
> paragraph from the Upanisa sutta [SN 12.23]...

The knowledge and vision of things as they really are, monks, also has
a supporting condition, I say, it does not lack a supporting condition.
And what is the supporting condition for the knowledge and vision of
things as they really are? 'Concentration' should be the reply.
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N: I wrote:
<As to samaadhi: this is samaadhi that has jhaana as foundation. This
samaadhi is a condition for weak insight.>
I looked at the summary of Ven. Bodhi of the commentary (p. 746) and
paadaka-jhaanasamaadhi should be: concentration that is the jhaana
used as basis for insight. Thus not just samaadhi that has jhaana as
foundation. This refers to someone who develops jhaana and is aware
of the jhaanafactors when he emerges from jhaana. In this way he will
not take jhaana for self.
Ven. Bodhi translates:
<Knowledge and vision of things as they really are
(yathaabhuuta~naa.nadassana) is weak insight, namely the knowledges
of the discernment of formations, of the overcoming of doubt, of
exploration, and of what is and what is not the path (see Vism ch
18-200. Revulsion (nibbidaa) is strong insight, namely, knowledge of
appearance as fearful, of contemplation of danger, of reflection, and
of equanimity about formations. Dispassion (viraaga) is the path,
which arises expunging defilements.>

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Nina.









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