Contemplation, 2 Definition(s)
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Contemplation means something in Buddhism, Pali. Check out some of the following descriptions and leave a comment if you want to add your own contribution to this article.
In Buddhism
General definition (in Buddhism)
s. anupassanā.
Source: Pali Kanon: Manual of Buddhist Terms and DoctrinesAbstract 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.Source: Buddhist Door: GlossaryRelevant definitions
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| Reflecting Contemplation | patisankhānupassanā (s. vipassanā, 17). | |
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| 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. | |
| Viśuddha | Viśuddhā (विशुद्धा).—A group of gods of the X epoch of Manu.** Viṣṇu-purāṇa III. 2. 25. | |
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| Vipassanā | Vipassanā, (f.) (fr. vi+passati; BSk. vipaśyanā, e.g. Divy 44, 95, 264 etc. ) inward vision, i... | |
| Anicca | anicca : (adj.) not stable; impermanent. | |
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| Saṃyama | 1a) Saṃyama (संयम).—The son of Dhūmrākṣasa and father of Kṛśāśva and Devaja.** Bhāgavata-... | |
| Citta |
Cittā (चित्ता) is the name of a mind-born ‘divine mother’ (mātṛ), created for th... | |
| Kammaṭṭhāna | kammaṭṭhāna : (nt.) a subject for meditation; a branch of industry. |
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