[Buddha-l] Jhanas in Mahayana & Tibetan

[Clough, Bradley]

I'm sure that you're right, Lance; I was a little surprised to see that statement in Nyanatiloka's dictionary. My "experience" too is to see arupa samapatti most often in the suttas.

Best,
Brad



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Subject: Re: [Buddha-l] Jhanas in Mahayana & Tibetan
 
  Brad,

This is surprising. As far as I know, the term arupa(j)jhana is found 
only once in a doubtful location in the Pali Canon. It is quite common 
in the Pali commentaries but I do not know the equivalent in surviving 
Sanskrit texts. Does anyone ?

In the Canon we find the four arupa samapatti and also the aruppa with 
or without vimokkha. These terms continue in use and their equivalents 
are used in Sanskrit.

Lance

> According to Nyanatiloka's Buddhist Dictionary,  the four immaterial spheres (aruupaayatana) are often called aruupa-jjhaana pr aruupaavacara-jjhaana in the suttas.
>
> Brad
>

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