Vipassana Meditation Website Samadhi (Buddhism) In Buddhism, samādhi (Pali / Sanskrit: समाधि) is mental concentration or composing the mind. It is one of three divisions of the Noble Eightfold Path. The term samādhi is common to the Sanskrit and Pali languages. Common Chinese terms for samādhi include the transliterations sanmei (三昧) and sanmodi (三摩地 or 三摩提), as well as the translation of the term literally as ding (定 "fixity"). Kumarajiva's translations typically use sanmei (三昧), while the translations of Xuanzang tend to use ding (定 "fixity"). Upon development of samādhi, one's mind becomes purified of defilements, calm, tranquil, and luminous. In the noble eightfold path, "right concentration" (samma-samādhi, S. samyak-samādhi) is the eighth path factor. In AN IV.41,[2] the Buddha identifies four types of concentration development, each with a different goal: In the Indian Mahāyāna traditions samādhi is used in the earlier sense, but Likewise, the Samādhirāja Sūtra Learned Audience, in my system Samadhi and Prajna are fundamental.
Tripiṭaka Tripiṭaka (Pali: Tipitaka) is a Pali word meaning Three Baskets. It is the traditional term used by Buddhist traditions to describe their various canons of scriptures.[1] The expression Three Baskets originally referred to three receptacles containing the scrolls on which the Buddhist scriptures were originally preserved.[citation needed] Hence, the Tripiṭaka traditionally contains three "baskets" of teachings: a Sūtra Piṭaka (Sanskrit; Pali: Sutta Pitaka), a Vinaya Piṭaka (Sanskrit & Pali) and an Abhidharma Piṭaka (Sanskrit; Pali: Abhidhamma Piṭaka). The three categories[edit] Tripitaka is the three main categories of texts that make up the Buddhist canon. Sutras[edit] The Buddha delivered all His sermons in local language of northern India. Abhidharma[edit] Philosophical and psychological discourse and interpretation of Buddhist doctrine. Vinaya[edit] Rules and regulation of monastic life that range from dress code and dietary rules to prohibition in personal conduct. Mahāsāṃghika[edit]
The Art of Living: Vipassana Meditation The following text is based upon a talk given by Mr. S.N. Goenka in Berne, Switzerland. Everyone seeks peace and harmony, because this is what we lack in our lives. From time to time we all experience agitation, irritation, disharmony. We ought to live at peace with ourselves, and at peace with others. In order to be relieved of our misery, we have to know the basic reason for it, the cause of the suffering. How do we start generating negativity? Now, one way to solve this problem is to arrange that nothing unwanted happens in life, that everything keeps on happening exactly as we desire. In India, as well as in other countries, wise saintly persons of the past studied this problem—the problem of human suffering—and found a solution: if something unwanted happens and you start to react by generating anger, fear or any negativity, then, as soon as possible, you should divert your attention to something else. This solution was helpful; it worked. This presents a practical solution.
NewBuddhist Sutta Pitaka The Sutta Pitaka (suttapiṭaka; or Suttanta Pitaka; cf Sanskrit सूत्र पिटक Sūtra Piṭaka) is the first of the three divisions of the Tipitaka or Pali Canon, the Pali collection of Buddhist writings, the scriptures of Theravada Buddhism. The Sutta Pitaka contains more than 10,000 suttas (teachings) attributed to the Buddha or his close companions. Origins[edit] The scriptures tell how the First Council held shortly after the Buddha's death collected together the discipline (vinaya), and the dharma in five collections. Contents[edit] There are five nikayas (collections) of suttas: Digha Nikaya (dīghanikāya), the "long" discourses.Majjhima Nikaya, the "middle-length" discourses.Samyutta Nikaya (saṃyutta-), the "connected" discourses.Anguttara Nikaya (aṅguttara-), the "numerical" discourses.Khuddaka Nikaya, the "minor collection". Digha Nikaya[edit] This includes The Greater Discourse on the Foundations of Mindfulness, The Fruits of the Contemplative Life, and The Buddha's Last Days. Notes[edit]
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Beginners Practising Listening with Empathy, by Thich Nat Hanh Posted on 23 April 2014 by Buddhism Now Yesterday, Sister True Virtue talked a little bit about the fourth precept concerning speaking and listening. This is a very deep practice. Talking is also an art because if we have many internal formations within us and if we do not know the art of mindful breathing, then while speaking we shall be carried away by our feelings, our anger, and what we say may hurt people deeply. Like this: Like Loading... Filed under: Beginners, Buddhist meditation, Metta, Thich Nat Hanh | Tagged: Avalokiteshvara, Mindfulness practice, Mustang, Photos Lisa Daix, Plum Village, prayer flags, Psychotherapist, Psychotherapy | 1 Comment » Kisagotami Posted on 28 March 2014 by Buddhism Now Filed under: Beginners, Biography, Buddhism, Metta, Texts | Tagged: A Buddhist parable, Art © Marcelle Hanselaar, wisdom and compassion | 2 Comments » The Gods Become Human, John Aske Posted on 26 March 2014 by Buddhism Now Continue reading
Abhidharma Abhidharma (Sanskrit) or Abhidhamma (Pāli) are ancient (3rd century BCE and later) Buddhist texts which contain detailed scholastic and scientific reworkings of doctrinal material appearing in the Buddhist Sutras, according to schematic classifications. The Abhidhamma works do not contain systematic philosophical treatises, but summaries or abstract and systematic lists.[1] According to the Macmillan Encyclopedia of Buddhism, Abhidhamma started as an elaboration of the teachings of the suttas, but later developed independent doctrines.[2] The literal translation of the term Abhidharma is unclear. Two possibilities are most commonly given: abhi - higher or special + dharma- teaching, philosophy, thus making Abhidharma the "higher teachings"abhi - about + dharma of the teaching, translating it instead as "about the teaching" or even "metateaching". In the West, the Abhidhamma has generally been considered the core of what is referred to as "Buddhist Psychology".[3] Origins[edit] [edit] [edit]
Wildmind Buddhist Meditation - Learn Meditation Online Vinaya Pitaka The Vinaya Piṭaka is a Buddhist scripture, one of the three parts that make up the Tripitaka. Its primary subject matter is the monastic rules for monks and nuns. The name Vinaya Piṭaka (vinayapiṭaka) is the same in Pāli, Sanskrit and other dialects used by early Buddhists, and means basket of discipline. Date[edit] Scholarly consensus places the composition of the Mūlasarvāstivāda Vinaya in the early centuries of the first millennium, though all the manuscripts and translations are relatively late.[1] Surviving versions[edit] Six versions survive complete, of which three are still in use. In addition, portions of various versions survive in various languages. Origins[edit] It was compiled at the First Council shortly after the Buddha's death, and recited by Upali, with little later addition. Contents[edit] The Pali version of the Patimokkha, the code of conduct that applies to Buddhist monastics, contains 227 major rules for bhikkhus and 311 major rules for bhikkhunis. See also[edit]