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AN 1, about 45 suttas on what jhāna is. Low quality learner's jhana, is still called jhana.

Jhāna means 'meditation'.

Notice the Buddha uses the same word 'jhana' to describe the four jhanas in AN 1.394-AN 1.397, as he does in all of these other activities.

These suttas are elided by most translators. I've expanded out so you can see clearly the range of 'jhana', and what being in jhana and what doing jhana means.


AN 1 suttas on jhāna
AN 1.53 jhāna = mettā-cittaṃ āsevati
AN 1.54 jhāna = mettā-cittaṃ bhāveti
AN 1.55 jhāna = mettā-cittaṃ manasi karoti
AN 1.394 jhāna = develops first jhāna
AN 1.395 jhāna = develops second jhāna
AN 1.396 jhāna = develops third jhāna
AN 1.397 jhāna = develops fourth jhāna
AN 1.398 jhāna = develops 4bv☮️ metta
AN 1.399 jhāna = develops 4bv☮️ karuna
AN 1.400 jhāna = develops 4bv☮️ mudita
AN 1.401 jhāna = develops 4bv☮️ upekkha
AN 1.402 jhāna = develops 4sp kāya anu-passi
AN 1.403 jhāna = develops 4sp vedana anu-passi
AN 1.404 jhāna = develops 4sp citta anu-passi
AN 1.405 jhāna = develops 4sp Dhamma anu-passa
AN 1.406 jhāna = develops 4pd unarisen unskillful
AN 1.407 jhāna = develops 4pd arisen unskillful
AN 1.408 jhāna = develops 4pd unarisen skillful
AN 1.409 jhāna = develops 4pd arisen skillful
AN 1.410 jhāna = develops 4ip:chanda
AN 1.411 jhāna = develops 4ip:viriya
AN 1.412 jhāna = develops 4ip:citta
AN 1.413 jhāna = develops 4ip:vimamsa
AN 1.414 jhāna = develops 5ind:saddha
AN 1.415 jhāna = develops 5ind:viriya
AN 1.416 jhāna = develops 5ind:sati
AN 1.417 jhāna = develops 5ind:samadhi
AN 1.418 jhāna = develops 5ind:panna
AN 1.419 jhāna = develops 5bal:saddha
AN 1.420 jhāna = develops 5bal:viriya
AN 1.421 jhāna = develops 5bal:sati
AN 1.422 jhāna = develops 5bal:samadhi
AN 1.423 jhāna = develops 5bal:panna
AN 1.424 jhāna = develops 7sb☀️:sati
AN 1.425 jhāna = develops 7sb☀️:dhamma vicaya
AN 1.426 jhāna = develops 7sb☀️:viriya
AN 1.427 jhāna = develops 7sb☀️:piti
AN 1.428 jhāna = develops 7sb☀️:passaddhi
AN 1.429 jhāna = develops 7sb☀️:samadhi
AN 1.430 jhāna = develops 7sb☀️:upekkha
AN 1.431 jhāna = develops ☸ 8aam → 1sammā-diṭṭhi
AN 1.432 jhāna = develops ☸ 8aam → 2sammā-saṅkappo
AN 1.433 jhāna = develops ☸ 8aam → 3sammā-vācā
AN 1.434 jhāna = develops ☸ 8aam → 4sammā-kammanto
AN 1.435 jhāna = develops ☸ 8aam → 5sammā-ājīvo
AN 1.436 jhāna = develops ☸ 8aam → 6sammā-vāyāmo
AN 1.437 jhāna = develops ☸ 8aam → 7sammā-sati
AN 1.438 jhāna = develops ☸ 8aam → 8sammā-samādhi

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