DA 20 jhana similes, bodily pleasure, or "personal experience of pleasure"?

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DA 20 jhana similes, bodily pleasure, or "personal experience of pleasure"?

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DA 20 jhana similes, bodily pleasure, or "personal experience of pleasure"?
http://notesonthedhamma.blogspot.com/20 ... re-or.html

Before we dive into DA 20, here is a fictional story to illustrate the importance of distinguishing carefully between the terms mind, body, and metaphorical use of 'personal' which vaguely encompasses both body and mind.

Charles and Frank were eyewitnesses of an altercation between Alexander and Peggy Sue.
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