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every occurrence of phāsu-vihārā (comfortable dwelling) in the suttas

I'm especially interested in the cases where it strongly implies 4 jhanas, like this one:

phāsu-vihāra-suttaṃ (AN 5.94)
AN 5.94 comfortable-Dwelling-discourse
♦ 94. “pañc'-ime, bhikkhave, phāsu-vihārā.
“[there are] five-of-these, *********, comfortable-dwellings.
katame pañca?
What five?
idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu
Here, monks, (a) monk,
vivicceva kāmehi vivicca akusalehi dhammehi savitakkaṃ savicāraṃ vivekajaṃ pītisukhaṃ paṭhamaṃ jhānaṃ upasampajja viharati;
(1) secluded from sensual pleasures, secluded from unwholesome states, a monk enters and dwells in the first jhāna …
vitakkavicārānaṃ vūpasamā ... pe ... dutiyaṃ jhānaṃ...
(2) … the second jhāna …
tatiyaṃ jhānaṃ...
(3) … the third jhāna …
catutthaṃ jhānaṃ upasampajja viharati;
(4) … the fourth jhāna.
āsavānaṃ khayā an-āsavaṃ
(5) (with) asinine-inclinations destroyed, without asinine-inclinations,
ceto-vimuttiṃ paññā-vimuttiṃ
mind-liberation, wisdom-liberation,
diṭṭheva dhamme sayaṃ
in this very life,
abhiññā sacchikatvā
direct knowledge having realized it himself
upasampajja viharati.
he enters and abides in that.
ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca phāsu-vihārā”ti.
These ***, *********, (are) five comfortable-dwellings.
catutthaṃ.
(end of sutta)


and all 20 meditation subjects for the 7sb samadhi machine, has this section in it:

“Aṭṭhika-saññā, bhikkhave, bhāvitā bahulīkatā
“Skeleton-perception, *******, developed (and) abundantly-practiced,
mahato phāsu-vihārāya saṃvattati.
great comfortable-dwelling (it) leads (to).
kathaṃ bhāvitā ca, bhikkhave, Aṭṭhika-saññā
how (do you) develop, *******, Skeleton-perception
kathaṃ bahulīkatā mahato phāsu-vihārāya saṃvattati?
how (do you) abundantly-pursue (so that) great comfortable-dwelling (it) leads (to)?
idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu
here, monks, a monk

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Aṭṭhika-saññā-sahagataṃ sati--sam-bojjh-aṅgaṃ bhāveti Viveka-nissitaṃ Vi-rāga-nissitaṃ Nirodha-nissitaṃ Vossagga-pariṇāmiṃ,
Skeleton-perception--together-with (the) Remembering--***-awakening-factor; Develop (that)! seclusion (is) necessary, Dis-passion (is) necessary, cessation (is) necessary, relinquishment (is what it) matures (into).
Aṭṭhika-saññā-sahagataṃ Dhamma-vicaya--sam-bojjh-aṅgaṃ bhāveti Viveka-nissitaṃ Vi-rāga-nissitaṃ Nirodha-nissitaṃ Vossagga-pariṇāmiṃ,
Skeleton-perception--together-with (the) Dhamma-[principles]-investigation--***-awakening-factor; Develop (that)! seclusion (is) necessary, Dis-passion (is) necessary, cessation (is) necessary, relinquishment (is what it) matures (into).
Aṭṭhika-saññā-sahagataṃ vīriya--sam-bojjh-aṅgaṃ bhāveti Viveka-nissitaṃ Vi-rāga-nissitaṃ Nirodha-nissitaṃ Vossagga-pariṇāmiṃ,
Skeleton-perception--together-with (the) Vigor--***-awakening-factor; Develop (that)! seclusion (is) necessary, Dis-passion (is) necessary, cessation (is) necessary, relinquishment (is what it) matures (into).
Aṭṭhika-saññā-sahagataṃ pīti--sam-bojjh-aṅgaṃ bhāveti Viveka-nissitaṃ Vi-rāga-nissitaṃ Nirodha-nissitaṃ Vossagga-pariṇāmiṃ,
Skeleton-perception--together-with (the) Rapture--***-awakening-factor; Develop (that)! seclusion (is) necessary, Dis-passion (is) necessary, cessation (is) necessary, relinquishment (is what it) matures (into).
Aṭṭhika-saññā-sahagataṃ passaddhi--sam-bojjh-aṅgaṃ bhāveti Viveka-nissitaṃ Vi-rāga-nissitaṃ Nirodha-nissitaṃ Vossagga-pariṇāmiṃ,
Skeleton-perception--together-with (the) Pacification--***-awakening-factor; Develop (that)! seclusion (is) necessary, Dis-passion (is) necessary, cessation (is) necessary, relinquishment (is what it) matures (into).
Aṭṭhika-saññā-sahagataṃ samādhi--sam-bojjh-aṅgaṃ bhāveti Viveka-nissitaṃ Vi-rāga-nissitaṃ Nirodha-nissitaṃ Vossagga-pariṇāmiṃ,
Skeleton-perception--together-with (the) Undistractable-Lucidity--***-awakening-factor; Develop (that)! seclusion (is) necessary, Dis-passion (is) necessary, cessation (is) necessary, relinquishment (is what it) matures (into).
Aṭṭhika-saññā-sahagataṃ upekkhā--sam-bojjh-aṅgaṃ bhāveti Viveka-nissitaṃ Vi-rāga-nissitaṃ Nirodha-nissitaṃ Vossagga-pariṇāmiṃ,
Skeleton-perception--together-with (the) Equanimous-Observation--***-awakening-factor; Develop (that)! seclusion (is) necessary, Dis-passion (is) necessary, cessation (is) necessary, relinquishment (is what it) matures (into).
evaṃ bhāvitā kho, bhikkhave, Aṭṭhika-saññā
thus developed ***, Skeleton-perception
evaṃ bahulīkatā mahato phāsu-vihārāya saṃvattatī”ti.
thus pursued, great comfortable-dwelling (it) leads (to).

Ānāpāna Vagga 7

SN 46.57 Aṭṭhika
SN 46.58 Puḷavaka
SN 46.59 Vinīlaka
SN 46.60 Vicchiddaka
SN 46.61 Uddhumātaka
SN 46.62 Mettā
SN 46.63 Karuṇā
SN 46.64 Muditā 
SN 46.65 Upekhā
SN 46.66 Ānāpānasati

Nirodha Vagga 8

SN 46.67 Asubha
SN 46.68 Maraṇa
SN 46.69 Paṭikkūla
SN 46.70 Sabbaloke
SN 46.71 Anicca
SN 46.72 Dukkha
SN 46.73 Anatta
SN 46.74 Pahāna 
SN 46.75 Virāga 
SN 46.76 Nirodha



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