Difference between revisions of "bsam 'char 'don pa"
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special dhyana [dhyana without vitarka, the first] [RY] | special dhyana [dhyana without vitarka, the first] [RY] | ||
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| + | The special dhyana is a level of dhyana which is more refined than the first dhyana but less refined than the second dhyana. It is characterized as a level of dhyana that has examination but no consideration. In the Theravada Abhidhamma literature, this is considered the second of five dhyanas. [[User:DKC|DKC]] | ||
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special dhyana (dhyana w/o vitarka, the first [IW]
special dhyana [dhyana without vitarka, the first] [RY]
Discussion[edit]
The special dhyana is a level of dhyana which is more refined than the first dhyana but less refined than the second dhyana. It is characterized as a level of dhyana that has examination but no consideration. In the Theravada Abhidhamma literature, this is considered the second of five dhyanas. DKC