Jhāna and Samādhi

By John D. Ireland

12 pages

It cannot be stressed too strongly that the ariyan (Noble) Eightfold Path, culminating in sammāsamādhi defined as the four jhānas, is the exclusive province of the ariyasāvaka. It is beyond the knowledge and experience of the puthujjana or outsider, despite what is said in popular books

An unorthodox reading of the final step of the path.

About: Samādhi The Buddhist Path

Published in 1998 in Buddhist Studies Review by Equinox Publishing.

Bibtex Data

@article{ireland1998-jhana-and-samadhi,
    title={{J}hāna and {S}amādhi},
    author={John D. Ireland},
    publisher={Equinox Publishing},
    year=1998,
    month=jun,
    journal={Buddhist Studies Review},
    volume=15,
    number=2,
    pages={193--204},
    keywords={samadhi,jhana-controversy,path},
    doi={10.1558/bsrv.v15i2.14700},
    openalex_id={W4300078064},
    ranking={rank3},
    url={https://archive.org/download/jhana-and-samadhi-ireland/Jhana%20and%20Sam%C4%81dhi%20-%20Ireland.pdf}
}

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