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Doctrine

jhāna

Meditative absorption

Rūpa-jhānas: 1st (vitakka, vicāra, pīti, sukha, ekaggatā), 2nd drops vitakka-vicāra, 3rd drops pīti, 4th replaces sukha with upekkhā. Arūpa-jhānas refine further.

In short

States of deep unification with five (then fewer) factors.

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