[Buddha-l] Jhana

[Piya Tan]

Jack,

There is some discussion on Dhyana in this paper:

http://dharmafarer.googlepages.com/sd15.1_Bhavana_piya.pdf

With metta,

Piya Tan


On Jan 28, 2008 11:16 PM, <Jackhat1 at aol.com> wrote:

>
> Does jhana refer to general meditation in some places in the canon? It  is
> clear that "jhana"  used in the four jhana refers to levels of
>  concentration.
> But, there seems to be instances where it is used alone without  reference
> to
> the 4 jhanas and might mean meditation in a more general sense. For
>  instance,
> the Buddha was feeling tired so he entered a jhana state for a  few
> minutes to
> rest.
>
> jack
>
>
>
>
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