Studies in the Origins of Buddhism c19.s1.31
Studies in the Origins of Buddhism c19.s1.31
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c19.s1.31
¹³⁸ SN. IV. 143, 144—“Samādhim bhāvetha. Samāhitassa bhikkhuno yathābhūtamokkhāyatīti; “Ib. 144-5. as above, Paṭisallāna for Samādhi; SN. IV. 79 “Samāhite citte dhammā pātubhavanti”; SN. V. 414—“Samādhim bhāvetha...Samāhito yathābhūtam pajānāti” AN. III. 230-’33: when under the influence of the Nīvaraṇas (the citta is like disturbed water in which nothing can be seen as it is (yathābhūtam); after Āsavakkhaya the Citta is like a clear pool (Sāmaññaphala 82 Nag. ed) Cf. AN. Nip. I. vg. 5; the slightest “dust” must be removed from the Citta as from a mirror (AN. V. 12) cf. the treatment of Vijñāna-vāda origins in the Chap. on Nirvāṇa. The likening of Citta to a mirror which when pure reflects all knowledge is found in other systems of thought also Cf. JPTS. 1906-’7 pp. 40-41.
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