Tatiyattheravāde "aho vatāhaṃ sattaṅgikaṃ maggaṃ pāpuṇeyyaṃ, aṭṭhaṅgikaṃ maggaṃ pāpuṇeyyan"ti attano ajjhāsayānurūpena yaṃ yaṃ jhānaṃ pādakaṃ katvā ye vā ye vā jhānadhamme sammasitvā maggo nibbattito hoti, taṃtaṃjhānasadisova hoti. Pādakajjhānaṃ pana sammasitajjhānaṃ vā vinā ajjhāsayamatteneva taṃ na ijjhati. Svāyamattho nandakovādasuttena dīpetabbo. Vuttaṃ hetaṃ:-

"seyyathāpi bhikkhave tadahuposathe paṇṇarase na hoti bahuno janassa

kaṅkhā vā vimati vā `ūno nu kho cando, puṇṇo nu kho cando'ti. Athakho

`puṇṇo cando'tveva hoti. Evameva kho bhikkhave tā bhikkhuniyo