jhanas-and-the-lay-disciple_bodhi.md

title	authors	external_url	source_url	drive_links	formats	course	tags	year	month	pages
The Jhānas and the Lay Disciples: According to the Pāli Suttas	bodhi	http://dhammatalks.net/Books10/Bhikkhu_Bodhi_The_Jhanas_and_the_Lay_Disciples.htm	https://web.archive.org/web/20040812172805/http://www.buddhanet.net/budsas/ebud/ebdha267.htm	https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fKmtexkIEFaJJHZ64TUyka2VGMmthPKJ/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XTCPT7l3CD034b1C_gi_prIYul0G0pHo/view?usp=drivesdk	pdf mp3	samadhi	jhana-controversy stages lay	2004	jun	14

I myself believe there is strong evidence in the Nikāyas that the jhānas become an essential factor for those intent on advancing from the stage of once-returning to that of non-returner.

Addressing the deabate of the jhānas' role in attaining nibbāna, Bhikku Bodhi argues that, while not critical for attaining stream-entry, the jhānas are vital to further attainments.