Can Vipassanā be practised without Samatha?
The Journal of Buddhist Thought and Culture December 1, 2010 Jun-young Jeong
This study will be devoted to discuss the relation between Samatha and Vipassanā-bhāvanā. Some Modern practitioners of meditation hold the view that Vipassanā-bhāvanā itself is sufficient for the realization of Nibbāna. Some canonical references, too, appear to support this view. This issue, whether Vipassanā alone is enough for the attainment of enlightenment, is examined here in. In...