6. Jhānasaṅkantikathāvaṇṇanā

813-816. Idāni jhānasaṅkantikathā nāma hoti. Tattha yesaṃ ‘‘idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu vivicceva kāmehi paṭhamaṃ jhānaṃ upasampajja viharati, vitakkavicārānaṃ vūpasamā dutiyaṃ jhānaṃ, tatiyaṃ jhānaṃ, catutthaṃ jhānaṃ upasampajja viharatī’’ti (saṃ. ni. 5.923-934) imaṃ paṭipāṭidesanaṃ nissāya ‘‘tassa tassa jhānassa upacārappavattiṃ vināva jhānā jhānaṃ saṅkamatī’’ti laddhi, seyyathāpi mahisāsakānañceva ekaccānañca andhakānaṃ; te sandhāya pucchā sakavādissa, paṭiññā itarassa. Atha naṃ ‘‘yadi te dutiyajjhānūpacāraṃ appatvā uppaṭipāṭiyā paṭhamajjhānā dutiyajjhānameva saṅkamati, paṭhamato tatiyaṃ, dutiyato catutthampi saṅkameyyā’’ti codetuṃ paṭhamā jhānātiādimāha. Yā paṭhamassātiādi ‘‘yadi paṭhamato anantaraṃ dutiyaṃ, dutiyādīhi vā tatiyādīni samāpajjati, ekāvajjanena samāpajjeyyā’’ti codanatthaṃ vuttaṃ. Kāme ādīnavatoti paṭhamaṃ kāme ādīnavato manasi karoto pacchā uppajjati. Jhānakkhaṇe panesa nimittameva manasi karoti. Taññeva paṭhamanti ‘‘yadi purimajavanato pacchimajavanaṃ viya anantaraṃ uppajjeyya, ṭhapetvā purimapacchimabhāvaṃ lakkhaṇato taññeva taṃ bhaveyyā’’ti codetuṃ pucchati. Iminā upāyena sabbattha attho veditabbo. Vivicceva kāmehītiādīhi paṭipāṭiyā jhānānaṃ desitabhāvaṃ dīpeti, na anantaruppattiṃ, tasmā asādhakanti.

Jhānasaṅkantikathāvaṇṇanā.