Jhāna and Samādhi

By John D. Ireland

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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.

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Published in 1998 in Buddhist Studies Review by Equinox Publishing.

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    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},
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    url={https://archive.org/download/jhana-and-samadhi-ireland/Jhana%20and%20Sam%C4%81dhi%20-%20Ireland.pdf}
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