Contemplation, 2 Definition(s)
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2 Definition(s) from various sources:
s. anupassanā.
Added: 06.Jun.2010 |
Pali Kanon: Manual of Buddhist Terms and Doctrines
Abstract contemplation. There are four levels through which the mind frees itself from all subjects and objective hindrances and reaches a state of absolute indifference and annihilation of thought, perception, and will. See also Meditation.
Added: 27.Sep.2008 |
Buddhist Door: Glossary
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| Reflecting Contemplation | patisankhānupassanā (s. vipassanā, 17). | |
| Contemplation on Desirelessness | contemplation on: s. vipassanā (12). | |
| Contemplation of Dissolution | contemplation of: khayānupassanā, is one of the 18 chief kinds of insight (vipassanā). | |
| Contemplation of Misery | contemplation of: dukkhānupassanā; s. ti-lakkhana. | |
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| Satipaṭṭhāna | satipaṭṭhāna : (nt.) application of mindfulness. | |
| Vipassanā | Vipassanā, (f.) (fr. vi+passati; BSk. vipaśyanā, e.g. Divy 44, 95, 264 etc. ) inward vision, i... | |
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| Vedana | Vedanā, (f.) (fr. ved°: see vedeti; cp. Epic Sk. vedanā) feeling, sensation (see on term, e.g... | |
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| Citta |
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| Kammaṭṭhāna | kammaṭṭhāna : (nt.) a subject for meditation; a branch of industry. |
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