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The Jhānas and the Lay Disciple According to the Pāli Suttasby Bhikkhu Bodhi
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"In Theravada Buddhist circles during the past few decades a
debate has repeatedly erupted over the question whether or notjhāna is necessary to attain the “paths and fruits,” that is, the four
graded stages of enlightenment. The debate has been sparked offby the rise to prominence of the various systems of insight
meditation that have become popular both in Asia and the West,especially among lay Buddhists. Those who advocate such
systems of meditation contend that the paths and fruits can beattained by developing insight (vipassanā) without a foundation
of jhāna...."

This is a Pariyatti audiobook of the essay "The Jhānas and the Lay Disciple According to the Pāli Canon" from the bookInvestigating the Dhammaby Bhikkhu Bodhi.

Narrated by Jonathan Nelson
2023
1 hours 16 minutes

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