VaggaJhānantarikakathā

Abhidhammapiṭaka · Kathāvatthu · Vol. 37 · Section 1759

[1759] S. Is the concentration (samādhi) that is without thought-conception (avitakka), with discursive thought only (vicāramatta), an intermediate stage of jhāna (jhānantarikā)? P. Yes. S. Is the concentration that has thought-conception (savitakka) and has discursive thought (savicāra) an intermediate stage of jhāna? P. It should not be said thus. … S. Is the concentration that is without thought-conception, with discursive thought only, an intermediate stage of jhāna? P. Yes. S. Is the concentration that is without thought-conception and without discursive thought (avicāra) an intermediate stage of jhāna? P. It should not be said thus. …

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