Thanks, Gad.
- However, both those refer to Ven. Moggallana cultivating the first arupāvacara samāpatti, “ākāsānañcāyatana samāpatti.”
- That does not refer to the account of Ven. Moggallana “getting lost in space.” That happened after he developed all the abhinna powers.
The Moggallana Samyutta in the Samyutta Nikāya has nine suttās that describe step-by-step how Ven. Moggallana attained Ariya jhānās and samāpattis in sequence, starting with the first Ariya jhāna. The Sutta Central reference you gave at the end is one of those suttas.
- I explained that in #9 of the post, “Pannāvimutti – Arahanthood without Jhāna.”
