Early Buddhist Practice of Meditation
The practice of meditation is an essential part of the Buddhist path leading to emancipation. This brief essay outlines the fundamentals of meditation, as understood by the Theravada tradition, in its two aspects: samatha (calming) and vipassanā (insight). The discussion is based exclusively on Pāli...
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Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
Sprache: | Englisch |
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Simon Fraser University, David See Chai Lam Centre for International Communication
2007
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Canadian Journal of Buddhist Studies
Jahr: 2007, Band: 3, Seiten: 127-142 |
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Zusammenfassung: | The practice of meditation is an essential part of the Buddhist path leading to emancipation. This brief essay outlines the fundamentals of meditation, as understood by the Theravada tradition, in its two aspects: samatha (calming) and vipassanā (insight). The discussion is based exclusively on Pāli texts with little input from the author himself., |
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ISSN: | 1710-825X |
Enthält: | Enthalten in: Canadian Journal of Buddhist Studies
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