The Buddha teaches a repeated formula on four meditators distinguished by skill in immersion and two on carefulness and persistence, declaring the one skilled in both to be foremost, applied across this grouped discourse.
Sāvatthinidānaṁ …
“samādhismiṁ sakkaccakārī hoti, na samādhismiṁ sātaccakārī … samādhismiṁ sātaccakārī hoti, na samādhismiṁ sakkaccakārī … neva samādhismiṁ sakkaccakārī hoti, na ca samādhismiṁ sātaccakārī … samādhismiṁ sakkaccakārī ca hoti, samādhismiṁ sātaccakārī ca. Tatra, bhikkhave, yvāyaṁ …pe… uttamo ca pavaro cā”ti.
Tepaññāsamaṁ.
“Samādhismiṁ sakkaccakārī hoti, na samādhismiṁ sappāyakārī …pe….
Catupaññāsamaṁ.
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
Sāvatthinidānaṁ …
At Sāvatthī.
“samādhismiṁ sakkaccakārī hoti, na samādhismiṁ sātaccakārī …
“One meditator is skilled in practicing carefully for immersion but not in practicing persistently for it. …”
samādhismiṁ sātaccakārī hoti, na samādhismiṁ sakkaccakārī …
neva samādhismiṁ sakkaccakārī hoti, na ca samādhismiṁ sātaccakārī …
samādhismiṁ sakkaccakārī ca hoti, samādhismiṁ sātaccakārī ca.
Tatra, bhikkhave, yvāyaṁ …pe…
uttamo ca pavaro cā”ti.
Tepaññāsamaṁ.
“Samādhismiṁ sakkaccakārī hoti, na samādhismiṁ sappāyakārī …pe….
“One meditator is skilled in practicing carefully for immersion but not in doing what’s conducive to it. …”
Catupaññāsamaṁ.
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