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(ii) jhavana as substance-potential (namely) body of the competent person;
(iii) jhavana as substance- potential (namely) other than the body of the knower and the body of the competent person,
AŅUOGADDARAIM
585.
Then what is jhavana as substance-potential (namely) body of the knower? Jhavana as substance-potential (namely) body of the knower is such a body of the knower who knows the purview of the meaning of the 'jhavana' treatise the body which is devoid (of consciousness and has reached the state of unconsciousness), has seceded (from breath), has been made separate (from breath), has left nourishment,...the rest is just as in the case of ajjhayana as substance-potential (vide sutta No. 541) up to... This is jhavana as substance-potential (namely) body of the knower.
586. Then what is jhavana as substance-potential (namely) body of the competent person? Jhavana as substance-potential (namely) body of the competent person is (the body of) a soul which has come out of womb through birth, and will study, (being in this very bodyconglomerate) accepted (by him) in future time, in accordance with the purpose envisaged by the Jina, but is not studying (at present) the treatise of jhavana. What is the example in point? (In reply, it is said), "This will be a pot of honey', 'This will be a pot of ghee'. This is the jhavana as substance-potential (namely) body of the competent person.
587. Then what is jhavana as substance-potential (namely) other than the body of the knower and the body of the competent person? Jhavana as substance-potential (namely) other than the body of the knower and the body of the competent person is to be spoken of just as in the case of aa as substance-potential (namely) other than the body of the knower and the body of the competent person (vide sutta No. 565-574) up to...This is the jhavana as substance-potential (namely) other than the body of the knower and the body of competent person. This is jhavana as substance-potential, without scriptural knowledge. This is jhavana as substance-potential.
588. Then what is jhavana as essence? Jhavana as essence is stated to be twofold, viz.
(a) with scriptural knowledge; and
(b) without scriptural knowledge.
589. Then what is jhavana as essence, with scriptural knowledge? Jhavana as essence, with scriptural knowledge, is the knower of the purview of the jhavana-treatise and is attentive (to jhavaṇā).
