looking; scrutiny; reflection, meditation.

…Thus also diṭṭhinijjhāna-kkhanti delighting in speculation AN.i.189 sq. AN.ii.191. Cp. upa˚.

*Sk. nidhyāna, ni +…

readiness to accept teachings after reflection; teachings preferred after reflection.

readiness to accept a view after reflection; a view preferred after reflection; ?

…DN.i.45; DN-a.i.127.

• -nijjhāna inner conflagration Pv-a.18.
• -nimugga altogether immersed…

…Mil.332; DN-a.i.107; -nijjhānakkhanti forbearance with wrong views SN.ii.115; SN.iv.139; AN.i.189 sq.; AN.ii.191; Cnd.151;…

…“ārammaṇ’ ûpanijjhānato paccanīka-jhāpanato vā jhānaṃ,” i.e. called jh. from meditation on objects & from burning up…

…in, to approve of, in nijjhānaṃ khamanti MN.i.133, MN.i.480; cp. diṭṭhi-nijjhāna-kkhanti MN.i.480 & AN.i.189

ppr med…

burning away, consumption; fig. remorse, mortification in anto˚; Ja.i.168 (cp. nijjhāna²).

Sk. *niḥkṣāyana, nis + jhāyana of jhāyati²

…diṭṭhinijjhānakhanti MN.ii.170, MN.ii.218; MN.ii.234; contrasted with dhamma DN.iii.40; Vb.245 (in defⁿ of…

…Cp. nijjhāyana.

upa + nijjhāna¹

meditation, reflection Mil.127; Vism.418.

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