1. “Rahogata Sutta (SN 36.11)” : When in the first jhana samapatti, speech stops; in the second jhana samapatti, vitakka vicāra (i.e., vaci sankhara) stop; in the third jhana samapatti, pīti stops; in the fourth jhana samapatti, assāsapassāsā stops.
- “Cūḷavedalla Sutta (MN 44)“: “Assāsapassāsā kho, āvuso visākha, kāya saṅkhāro, vitakkavicārā vacīsaṅkhāro, saññā ca vedanā ca cittasaṅkhāro”ti.”
- This suggests that Assāsapassāsā = kāya saṅkhāra = breathing.
- (Note: The above verse applies only to jhana samapatti and NOT to jhana.)
2. However, “Ānāpānassati Sutta (MN 118):”kāye kāyānupassī, bhikkhave, tasmiṁ samaye bhikkhu viharati ātāpī sampajāno satimā vineyya loke abhijjhādomanassaṁ. Kāyesu kāyaññatarāhaṁ, bhikkhave, evaṁ vadāmi yadidaṁ—assāsapassāsā. “
- Here, assāsapassāsā = Kāyesu kāyaññatarāhaṁ (meaning “another kāya in kāya“).
- As I understand, “another kāya in kāya” here refers to ajjhatta/bahidda kāya at the beginning of a pancupadanakkhandha kāya. I have not yet discussed that concerning Anapanasati. But it is related to ajjhatta/bahidda vinnana , which we discussed.
3. I am not certain whether assāsapassāsā convey two different meanings in the two situations. I tend to think that there are two meanings: In the first case, breathing stops while one is in the fourth jhana samapatti. The meaning in the second case is entirely different.
