Vipassana - Access Meditation

[Vincenzi]

i have some unresolved intelectualistic objections against "access meditation".

as far as i know:
anapanasatti - 4 jhānas - 4 arupa-jhānas

what's "access meditation", and what's its relationship with vipassana?
arguments supported by sutric reference preferred.

[Khalil Bodhi]

Salve Vincenzi,

I believe the phrase you are looking for is "access concentration". I believe it is found primarily (if not exclusively) in the commentaries but I'm sure someone more knowledgable will reply shortly.

[cooran]

Hello V.,

Access Concentration is Upacara Samadhi - and is a factor related to Jhana Meditation:
Have a look at paragraph B :
http://www.angelfire.com/electronic/awa ... ption.html

with metta
Chris

[space_wrangler]

i could be wrong but i believe access concentration is from the commentaries, not in the suttas, as the suttas do not teach one-pointed concentration? if im wrong please inform me.

[retrofuturist]

Greetings,

i could be wrong but i believe access concentration is from the commentaries, not in the suttas, as the suttas do not teach one-pointed concentration? if im wrong please inform me.

You are correct... which is going to make the OP's stated preference for sutta-based supporting evidence/argumentation hard to come by.

Metta,
Retro.

[Bhikkhu Pesala]

A search for "upacārasamādhi*" found nothing in the CSCD Tipṭaka until the Commentaries were included, so we can say with confidence that the term is exclusively used in the Comentaries, Subcommentaries, or Other works like the Visuddhimagga.

The Venerable Ledi Sayādaw explains How to Proceed to Insight using mindfulness of respiration as the meditation object.

[Ben]

Thank you, Bhante.

[tiltbillings]

i could be wrong but i believe access concentration is from the commentaries, not in the suttas, as the suttas do not teach one-pointed concentration? if im wrong please inform me.

it is, indeed, a commentarial concept, but that does not mean it is not a useful concept in understanding one's experience. The authors of the commentaries were not complete bozos.

[Alex123]

i could be wrong but i believe access concentration is from the commentaries, not in the suttas, as the suttas do not teach one-pointed concentration? if im wrong please inform me.

Just because the term upacārasamādh* is not used in the suttas, it doesn't mean that what it stands for wasn't taught by the Buddha.

For example, before one reaches Jhāna (or any insight for that matter), hindrances need to be temporary removed. This cessation of hindrances, IMHO, is in principle equivalent to what was later only technically called "access concentration". We need to look at the meaning rather than only at mere words.