Comments on: BG 114: Different Types of Jhana: Sutta, Vishudimagga, & Vipassana http://www.buddhistgeeks.com/2009/03/bg-114-different-types-of-jhana-sutta-vishudimagga-vipassana/ Discover the Emerging Face(s) of Buddhism Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:27:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: great questions http://www.buddhistgeeks.com/2009/03/bg-114-different-types-of-jhana-sutta-vishudimagga-vipassana/#comment-5681 great questions Tue, 02 Aug 2011 08:34:40 +0000 http://personallifemedia.com/podcasts/236-buddhist-geeks/episodes/31202-different-types-jhana-sutta-vishudimagga#comment-5681 Very good questions, I hope an answer emerges. Very good questions, I hope an answer emerges.

]]> By: Sylvester http://www.buddhistgeeks.com/2009/03/bg-114-different-types-of-jhana-sutta-vishudimagga-vipassana/#comment-4827 Sylvester Fri, 22 Apr 2011 11:01:35 +0000 http://personallifemedia.com/podcasts/236-buddhist-geeks/episodes/31202-different-types-jhana-sutta-vishudimagga#comment-4827 And what if the interpretations of what constitutes "sutta jhanas" are based on a misunderstanding of - (i) how the verbal clusters of viharati (for jhana) and vipasseti (for insight) are being read in their English sense, instead of how the Pali present tense works; and (ii) how the kama (plural) in the 1st Jhana "vivicc'eva kamehi" formula is largely based on an Abhidhamma definition (as kamacchanda, kamaraga) which differs from how the suttas define kama (plural)? And what if the interpretations of what constitutes "sutta jhanas" are based on a misunderstanding of –

(i) how the verbal clusters of viharati (for jhana) and vipasseti (for insight) are being read in their English sense, instead of how the Pali present tense works; and
(ii) how the kama (plural) in the 1st Jhana "vivicc'eva kamehi" formula is largely based on an Abhidhamma definition (as kamacchanda, kamaraga) which differs from how the suttas define kama (plural)?

]]> By: BG 113: The Power of Samadhi | Buddhist Geeks http://www.buddhistgeeks.com/2009/03/bg-114-different-types-of-jhana-sutta-vishudimagga-vipassana/#comment-4548 BG 113: The Power of Samadhi | Buddhist Geeks Sat, 19 Mar 2011 01:17:22 +0000 http://personallifemedia.com/podcasts/236-buddhist-geeks/episodes/31202-different-types-jhana-sutta-vishudimagga#comment-4548 [...] This is part 1 of a two-part series. Listen to part 2, Different Types of Jhana: Sutta, Vishudimagga, & Vipassana. [...] [...] This is part 1 of a two-part series. Listen to part 2, Different Types of Jhana: Sutta, Vishudimagga, & Vipassana. [...]

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