Sappāyakārīsutta

Suttapiṭaka · Saṁyuttanikāya · Khandhavaggasaṁyutta · Vol. 17 · Section 598

[598] Sāvatthī. Bhikkhus, there are these four kinds of meditators (jhāyī). What four? Here, bhikkhus, a certain meditator is skilled in attainment (samāpattikusala) regarding concentration (samādhi) but is not skilled in the object (ārammaṇakusala) regarding concentration. Here again, bhikkhus, a certain meditator is skilled in the object regarding concentration but is not skilled in attainment regarding concentration. Here again, bhikkhus, a certain meditator is neither skilled in attainment regarding concentration nor skilled in the object regarding concentration. Here again, bhikkhus, a certain meditator is both skilled in attainment regarding concentration and skilled in the object regarding concentration. Therein … and the finest.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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