Jhanas In Theravada Buddhism

The various subjects and methods of meditation expounded in the Theravada Buddhist scriptures—the Pali Canon and its commentaries—divide into two inter-related systems. One is called the development of serenity (samathabhāvanā), 7 the other the development of insight (vipassanabhāvanā). The former also goes under the name of development of concentration (samādhibhāvanā), the latter the development of wisdom (paññābhāvanā).