<p>Yes some texts of the pali canon have parallels in what people call the (chinese) agamas.
The links for the agamas is here:</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/12054/where-can-i-find-the-chinese-canon-agama-in-english-translation">Where can I find the Chinese Canon Agama in English translation?</a></li>
</ul>

<p>Some people compare the agamas and the nikayas:</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://ahandfulofleaves.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/the-fundamental-teachings-of-early-buddhism_choong-mun-keat.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">The Fundamental Teachings of Early Buddhism -- 
A comparative study based on the Sutranga
portion of the Pali Sarpyutta-Nikaya
and the Chinese Sarpyuktagama</a>
by Choong Mun-keat (Wei-keat) </li>
</ul>

<p>... for instance, chapter 7 ...</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/GzwGU.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/GzwGU.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

<p>... with the most famous one about breath mediation here:</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://lapislazulitexts.com/tripitaka" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Translations from the Taishō Tripiṭaka</a></li>
</ul>

<p>bikkhu analayo is the most famous bikkhu for this kind of comparision:</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.buddhismuskunde.uni-hamburg.de/en/personen/analayo.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Prof. Dr. Bhikkhu Analayo</a></li>
</ul>

<p>Many of the Mahayana and Vajrayana sutras (chinese or tibetan), however, have no parallel in the pali suttas (i.e. they're unique to Mahayana or Vajrayana):</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="http://buddhism.org/Sutras/DHARMA/Tripitaka/CanonCompare.htm" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Chart Comparing Pali, Chinese and Tibetan Canons</a></li>
</ul>

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It wasn't my downvote. I edited to improve the format of the hyperlinks, and to reduce the last paragraph.
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I don't know why it was downvoted. If it wasn't because the last paragraph, perhaps it's because the answer wasn't specifically about "Dhyana/Jhana Sutras" (and maybe "Asanga" and/or "Kumarajiva").
ChrisW
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Although direct link to "jhana suttas" is not listed, the excerpt actually suffices for my purposes: Mahayana dhyana practice is identical to Pali Sutta equivalents. Divergence into separate practices is a mark of the current, decadent period. i can even find quotes in Zen of only 1000 years ago showing dhyana was still just this. Current Zen thinking about dhyana in the development of their tradition is suffering from historical revisionism.
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<p>Are there parallel texts between Pali Canon Jhana Suttas, and Mahayana equivalent? Dhyana Sutras? I now that the theme is picked up again in Tiantai texts, but I'm thinking of between the Pali canon and the Tiantai? Does Asanga touch on this topic or skip over it? Kumarajiva?</p>

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Missing Dhyana/Jhana Sutras?
# Missing Dhyana/Jhana Sutras?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-04-07)

Are there parallel texts between Pali Canon Jhana Suttas, and Mahayana equivalent? Dhyana Sutras? I now that the theme is picked up again in Tiantai texts, but I'm thinking of between the Pali canon and the Tiantai? Does Asanga touch on this topic or skip over it? Kumarajiva?

**Tags:** pali-canon, mahayana, jhana, samadhi


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2019-04-07. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

Yes some texts of the pali canon have parallels in what people call the (chinese) agamas.
The links for the agamas is here:

* [Where can I find the Chinese Canon Agama in English translation?](https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/12054/where-can-i-find-the-chinese-canon-agama-in-english-translation)

Some people compare the agamas and the nikayas:

* [The Fundamental Teachings of Early Buddhism --
  A comparative study based on the Sutranga
  portion of the Pali Sarpyutta-Nikaya
  and the Chinese Sarpyuktagama](https://ahandfulofleaves.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/the-fundamental-teachings-of-early-buddhism_choong-mun-keat.pdf)
  by Choong Mun-keat (Wei-keat)

... for instance, chapter 7 ...

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/GzwGU.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/GzwGU.jpg)

... with the most famous one about breath mediation here:

* [Translations from the Taishō Tripiṭaka](https://lapislazulitexts.com/tripitaka)

bikkhu analayo is the most famous bikkhu for this kind of comparision:

* [Prof. Dr. Bhikkhu Analayo](https://www.buddhismuskunde.uni-hamburg.de/en/personen/analayo.html)

Many of the Mahayana and Vajrayana sutras (chinese or tibetan), however, have no parallel in the pali suttas (i.e. they're unique to Mahayana or Vajrayana):

* [Chart Comparing Pali, Chinese and Tibetan Canons](http://buddhism.org/Sutras/DHARMA/Tripitaka/CanonCompare.htm)

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: Downvoiting without comment is harsh and divisive speech. Please add a comment and/or cancel your downvote  
> **username_3**: It wasn't my downvote. I edited to improve the format of the hyperlinks, and to reduce the last paragraph.  
> **username_3**: I don't know why it was downvoted. If it wasn't because the last paragraph, perhaps it's because the answer wasn't specifically about "Dhyana/Jhana Sutras" (and maybe "Asanga" and/or "Kumarajiva").  
> **username_0**: Although direct link to "jhana suttas" is not listed, the excerpt actually suffices for my purposes: Mahayana dhyana practice is identical to Pali Sutta equivalents. Divergence into separate practices is a mark of the current, decadent period. i can even find quotes in Zen of only 1000 years ago showing dhyana was still just this. Current Zen thinking about dhyana in the development of their tradition is suffering from historical revisionism.  

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