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Bookmark or Share- The Jhanas or Dhyanas in Buddhism - Learn ReligionsThe jhanas (Pali) or dhyanas (Sanskrit) are stages of the development of Right Concentration. Right Concentration is one of the eight parts of the Eightfold Path, the path of practice taught by the Buddha for reaching enlightenment.
- Entering the Jhanas - Lion's RoarThe jhanas are eight altered states of consciousness, brought on via concentration, each yielding more concentration than the previous. As you pass through the jhanas, you stair-step your way to deeper and deeper levels of concentration—that is, you become less and less likely to become distracted.
- The Taste of Liberation: The Jhanas - Lion's RoarThe jhanas teach you the true, strong concentration that is essential for Vipassana, the path of insight meditation. The fourth jhana especially can be used to see impermanence, suffering, and selflessness.
- The Jhanas in Theravada Buddhist Meditation - Access to InsightThe importance of the jhanas in the Buddhist path can readily be gauged from the frequency with which they are mentioned throughout the suttas. The jhanas figure prominently both in the Buddha's own experience and in his exhortation to disciples.
- 9 Jhanas - Dhamma WikiThe jhanas are altered states of consciousness which are produced from periods of strong concentration. Although not enlightenment experiences, they do provide much needed experience into the Path and explain much of the cosmology in an experiential way.
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