Linked Discourses 34.4 1. Absorption Gladdening for Immersion (SN34.4)

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Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

At Sāvatthī.

1.2

“Cattārome, bhikkhave, jhāyī.

“Mendicants, there are these four meditators.

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Katame cattāro?

What four?

1.4

Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco jhāyī samādhismiṁ samādhikusalo hoti, na samādhismiṁ kallitakusalo.

One meditator is skilled in immersion but not in positivity for immersion. …”

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Idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco jhāyī samādhismiṁ kallitakusalo hoti, na samādhismiṁ samādhikusalo.

1.6

Idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco jhāyī neva samādhismiṁ samādhikusalo hoti, na ca samādhismiṁ kallitakusalo.

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Idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco jhāyī samādhismiṁ samādhikusalo ca hoti, samādhismiṁ kallitakusalo ca.

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Tatra, bhikkhave, yvāyaṁ jhāyī samādhismiṁ samādhikusalo ca hoti samādhismiṁ kallitakusalo ca ayaṁ imesaṁ catunnaṁ jhāyīnaṁ aggo ca seṭṭho ca mokkho ca uttamo ca pavaro ca.

1.9

Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, gavā khīraṁ …pe…

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pavaro cā”ti.

1.11

Catutthaṁ.