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Samatha
Samatha (Pāli) or śamathanota (Sanskrit, शमथ; Chinese, 止 zhǐ) is a Buddhist term often translated as "tranquility of mind" or "calmness of mind". The Pali Canon describes it as one...
Samatha
Samatha (Pāli) or śamathanota (Sanskrit, शमथ; Chinese, 止 zhǐ) is a Buddhist term often translated as "tranquility of mind" or "calmness of mind". The Pali Canon describes it as one...
Anapanasati
Ānāpānasati (āna-apāna-sati, a Pāli word) means "attention to the breath." In Theravada Buddhism, the breath is the most common object of meditation when it comes to calming the mind, through...
Anapanasati
Ānāpānasati (āna-apāna-sati, a Pāli word) means "attention to the breath." In Theravada Buddhism, the breath is the most common object of meditation when it comes to calming the mind, through...
Kammatthana
Kammaṭṭhāna (Pali, Skt.: karmasthana; literally "practice area"; similar term: Bhāvanā - mind development; in Thai: กรมฐาน, pronounced: [kamˑmáˑtʰǎːn]) figuratively refers to a place within the mind where one can retreat...
Kammatthana
Kammaṭṭhāna (Pali, Skt.: karmasthana; literally "practice area"; similar term: Bhāvanā - mind development; in Thai: กรมฐาน, pronounced: [kamˑmáˑtʰǎːn]) figuratively refers to a place within the mind where one can retreat...
Buddhist Meditation
Buddhist meditation is the practice of meditation in Buddhism. An important part of the Buddhist path is the cultivation of meditative and contemplative techniques that lead to altered states of...
Buddhist Meditation
Buddhist meditation is the practice of meditation in Buddhism. An important part of the Buddhist path is the cultivation of meditative and contemplative techniques that lead to altered states of...
Dhyana
Dhyāna (Sanskrit: ध्यान (devanāgarī); Pali: झान, romanization, jhāna; simplified Chinese: 禅; traditional Chinese: 禪; pinyin: chán; Korean: 선, translit. : seon; Zen (禅?); Vietnamese: thiền; Tibetan: བསམ་གཏན, Wylie: bsam gtan,...
Dhyana
Dhyāna (Sanskrit: ध्यान (devanāgarī); Pali: झान, romanization, jhāna; simplified Chinese: 禅; traditional Chinese: 禪; pinyin: chán; Korean: 선, translit. : seon; Zen (禅?); Vietnamese: thiền; Tibetan: བསམ་གཏན, Wylie: bsam gtan,...
Upeksa
Upekṣā (Sanskrit; Pali: upekkhā), equanimity, impartiality, or imperturbability, is one of the central concepts of Buddhism. It refers to an absence of differentiation or preference.Equanimity is a particular quality associated...
Upeksa
Upekṣā (Sanskrit; Pali: upekkhā), equanimity, impartiality, or imperturbability, is one of the central concepts of Buddhism. It refers to an absence of differentiation or preference.Equanimity is a particular quality associated...
