Jhana Sutta, Jh膩na-sutta: 2 definitions
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Jhana Sutta means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names1. Jhana Sutta - Anuruddha tells his colleagues of the advantages of cultivating trance. S.v.305.
2. Jhana Sutta - Six things one must give up in order to develop jhana. A.iii.428.
3. Jhana Sutta - Six other things which must be abandoned in order that jhana may be developed. A.iii.428.
4. Jhana Sutta - The Buddha explains to the monks how the destruction of the asavas is the result of every step taken in the sphere of contemplation. A.iv.422f.
5. Jhana Sutta - The great benefit one derives from practising jhana, even for the duration of a finger snap, and the different methods of attaining to such practice. A.i.38ff.
6. Jhana Sutta - On the advantages that result from the practice of mindfulness centred on the body. A.i.43f.
Therav膩da is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
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