Vipassanā Without Samatha?
There are at least two suttas (AN 4.94 &amp; AN 10.54) that refer to vipassana without samatha. However, personally, I don't believe them. Suttas such as the 2nd sermon (SN 22.59) &amp; the Anapanasati Sutta (MN 118) say the seeing of impermanence, unsatisfactoriness &amp; not-self results in dispassion (viraga). Therefore, if the mind has dispassion (viraga), obviously it must also have tranquility (samatha); because "viraga" means "without lust". Further, those suttas also say  dispassion (viraga) results in nirodha (cessation).