(from conversation with digital pāḷi dictionary team)
jhāna jhāyati
I know everyone translates it like what you currently have here:
jhāyati 3
pr. broods; thinks moodily; hangs the head down [√jhā + ya + ti] ✓
but I suspect it has a much more general meaning.
I show all the sutta references where "wrong" types of jhāna can be based on any of the 5 hindrances.
I propose the proper meaning should be 'an obsessive singular focus on any positive or negative emotion or mind state.'
Also, jhāna need not be calm, if it's not wrong jhana.
for
example, MN 36 when buddha was trying to hold his breath, or the wrong
jhanas of 'brooding' , seeking revenge (jhana based on ill will and
harming), tantric sex (jhana based on kama chanda).
What's the need for jhana 1? Dhp 372 is referring to the same as jhana 2.
jhāna 1
nt. state of deep meditative calm; lit. meditating [√jhā + ana] ✓
n'atthi jhānaṃ apaññassa,
paññā n'atthi ajhāyato,
yamhi jhānañ'ca paññā ca,
sa ve nibbānasantike.
DHP 372 bhikkhuvaggo
jhāna 2
nt. meditation; stage of meditation; lit. meditating [√jhā + ana] ✓
so ime pañca nīvaraṇe pahāya cetaso upakkilese paññāya dubbalīkaraṇe, vivicc'eva kāmehi vivicca akusalehi dhammehi, savitakkaṃ savicāraṃ vivekajaṃ pītisukhaṃ paṭhamaṃ jhānaṃ upasampajja viharati.
MN 39 mahāassapurasuttaṃ
jhāna 3
adj. having meditation; related to meditation [√jhā + ana] ~
meditate
verb
med·i·tate
ˈme-də-ˌtāt
meditated; meditating
1
: to engage in contemplation or reflection
He meditated long and hard before announcing his decision.
2
: to engage in mental exercise (such as concentration on one's breathing or repetition of a mantra) for the purpose of reaching a heightened level of spiritual awareness
1
: to focus one's thoughts on : reflect on or ponder over
He was meditating his past achievements.
meditator
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