Imagery in the Early Buddhist Texts
Samatha & Vipassanā — Tranquility & Insight
This is part 21 of a course going systematically through Bhikkhu Analayo's Excursions series.
Illustration by Ayya Vimalayani aka "Ven Yodha"
There is no meditation for he who lacks wisdom, nor wisdom for he who lacks meditation. He who has both indeed is close to Nibbana. ~ Dhp 372
Suttas
Similes
Hecker similes: 6, 36, 49 and 65.
Reflection
Just as a rabbit cannot compare to an elephant, nor can any metal compare to gold, the “plowing” of tranquility and insight is incomparable in the world.