Looks like Wikipedia has updated its entry on Jhana. It really does well to resolve and account for the Upanishadic influence of the Buddha's first teachers, and also his innovation. Very informative.
The arupa-jhanas (formless jhanas), i.e., neither perception nor non-perception is not an pathway to anywhere. Neither is cessation. The rupa jhanas are the way to siddhis, but more importantly are the access route to vipassana (and therefore nibbana).
Looks like Wikipedia has updated its entry on Jhana. It really does well to resolve and account for the Upanishadic influence of the Buddha's first teachers, and also his innovation. Very informative.
Hi Adamant, :) The only part about that article that bothers me is this:
quote: Tibetan Buddhism also lacks emphasis on achieving levels of concentration higher than access concentration. According to B. Alan Wallace, one possible explanation for this situation is that virtually all Tibetan Buddhist meditators seek to become enlightened through the use of tantric practices. These practices require the presence of sense desire and passion in one's consciousness, but jhana effectively inhibits these phenomena.
Great Wikipedia on Jhana
Posted - Jan 28 2010 : 5:01:44 PM
