Entering and GladdeningSamāpattimūlakakallitasutta

At Sāvatthī.Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

“Mendicants, there are these four meditators.“Cattārome, bhikkhave, jhāyī. What four?Katame cattāro?

One meditator is skilled in entering immersion but not in positivity for immersion. …”Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco jhāyī samādhismiṁ samāpattikusalo hoti, na samādhismiṁ kallitakusalo.

Similar passages elsewhere

Found by meaning, not by citation: the passages in other texts whose wording sits closest to a passage here.

SN 34.4 Gladdening for Immersion 0.92near 0.1Linked Discourses 34.4 1. Absorption Gladdening for Immersion At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, there are these four meditators. What four? One meditator is skilled in immersion but not in positivity for immersion. …”…
SN 34.17 Entering and Carefulness 0.92near 0.1Linked Discourses 34.17 1. Absorption Entering and Carefulness At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, there are these four meditators. What four? One meditator is skilled in entering immersion but not in practicing carefully for it.…
SN 34.11 Entering and Remaining 0.89near 0.1Linked Discourses 34.11 1. Absorption Entering and Remaining At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, there are these four meditators. What four? One meditator is skilled in entering immersion but not in remaining in it. …”…
SN 34.12 Entering and Emerging 0.89near 0.1Linked Discourses 34.12 1. Absorption Entering and Emerging At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, there are these four meditators. What four? One meditator is skilled in entering immersion but not in emerging from it. …”…
SN 34.18 Entering and Persistence 0.89near 0.1Linked Discourses 34.18 1. Absorption Entering and Persistence At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, there are these four meditators. What four? One meditator is skilled in entering immersion but not in practicing persistently for i…