[1756] S. Between the second jhāna (jhāna) and the third jhāna there is no intermediate jhāna (jhānantarikā)?
P. Yes.
S. If, between the second jhāna and the third jhāna, there is no intermediate jhāna, then indeed it should not be said, "There is an intermediate jhāna."
S. Between the third jhāna and the fourth jhāna there is no intermediate jhāna?
P. Yes.
S. If, between the third jhāna and the fourth jhāna, there is no intermediate jhāna, then indeed it should not be said, "There is an intermediate jhāna."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.