Studies in the Origins of Buddhism c19.s1.26
Studies in the Origins of Buddhism c19.s1.26
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c19.s1.26
The stillness of the citta (Āneñja) in the 4th Jhāna is referred to more than once—AN. III. 98. 100; MN. III. 111-112; (according to the Vijñānavādins the Asaṃskṛta dharma called “Acala” was attained in the 4th Jhāna—Upādhyāya. op. cit. p. 292). Contra—AN. II. 184 where the attainment of Āneñja is referred to the Nevasaññānāsaññāyatanaṃ; AN. III. 377-8 calls the Khīṇāsava “Āneñjapatta”; MN. 106 describes a whole series of Āṇañjas!
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- Mahāsuññatasutta — Pāli
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- Soṇasutta — Pāli
- Uposathasutta — Pāli
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