Anapanasmriti, Anapana-smriti, Ānāpānasmṛti: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Ānāpānasmṛti can be transliterated into English as Anapanasmrti or Anapanasmriti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: WikiPedia: HinduismĀnāpānasmṛti (आनापानस्मृति) is a Sanskrit word referring to “mindfulness of breathing”.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraĀnāpānasmṛti (आनापानस्मृति) refers to the “recollection of breathing” (inhalation and exhalation) and represents one of the Anusmṛti (eight recollections), according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter 36.—Accordingly, “on recollection of inhalation and exhalation (ānāpānusmṛti) see what is said in the Tch’an king (Dhyānasūtra)”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Smriti, Anapana.
Full-text: Sambharamarga, Prayogamarga, Anusmriti, Anapanasati.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Chapter XXXVI - The eight recollections (anusmṛti or anussati)
1. Prajñā of the śrāvakas < [Part 2 - Prajñā and the prajñās]
III. Connection between the Nine and the Ten Notions < [Part 1 - The nine notions according to the Abhidharma]
Abhidharmakośa (by Leo M. Pruden)
Mahayana Mahaparinirvana Sutra
Chapter XXI - On Pure Actions (a) < [Section Three]