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Bhavana (
Pali and
Sanskrit) means "development". In the teaching of the
Buddha it is often used in a compound form in such phrases as
citta-bhavana,
metta-bhavana,
samatha-bhavana and
vipassana-bhavana. These phrases mean, respectively: the development of the mind or the cultivation of the heart (
citta means both heart and mind); the development/cultivation of loving-kindness; the cultivation of tranquility and the development of insight.
The word bhavana is sometimes rather vaguely translated into English as 'meditation' so that, for example, metta-bhavana may be translated as 'the meditation on loving-kindness' or vipassana-bhavana as 'vippasana meditation'. Meditation as a state of absorbed concentration on the reality of the present moment is properly called
dhyana or
samadhi.
Buddhism is often described as a religion[1] and a collection of various philosophies, based initially on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, known as Gautama Buddha.
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The History of Buddhism spans from the 6th century BCE to the present, starting with the birth of the Buddha Siddhartha Gautama. This makes it one of the oldest religions practiced today.
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Several Buddhist terms and concepts lack direct translations into English that cover the breadth of the original term. Below are given a number of important Buddhist terms, short definitions, and the languages in which they appear.
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Several Buddhist terms and concepts lack direct translations into English that cover the breadth of the original term. Below are given a number of important Buddhist terms, short definitions, and the languages in which they appear.
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A number of noted individuals have been Buddhists.
Historical Buddhist thinkers and founders of schools
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There are a great variety of Buddhist texts. Buddhists place varying value on them; attitudes range from worship of the text itself, to dismissal of some texts as falsification of the ineffable truth.
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Bhavana (born 6 June 1986) is a South Indian actress who acts in Malayalam and Tamil movies. She made her debut in Kamal's Nammal which won her critical acclaim and various honours, including the State award.
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Siddhārtha Gautama (Sanskrit; Pali: Siddhattha Gotama) was a spiritual teacher from the Indian subcontinent and the founder of Buddhism.[1] He is generally recognized by Buddhists as the supreme Buddha (Sammāsambuddha) of our age.
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Samatha (Pāli), śamatha (Sanskrit) or orthographically romanized to shamatha and is often translated as 'Calm Abiding' (Tibetan shinay), comprises a suite or style of meditation or concentration practices designed to enhance sustained voluntary
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Vipassanā (Pāli) or vipaśyanā (विपश्यना) in (Sanskrit) means "insight" and is often referred to by Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike as simply "insight meditation".
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Dhyāna in Sanskrit or Jhāna in Pāli refers to a type or aspect of meditation. It is a key concept in Hinduism and Buddhism. Equivalent terms are "Chán" in modern Chinese, "Zen" in Japanese, "Seon" in Korean, 'Thien" in Vietnamese, and Samten
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Samadhi (Sanskrit: समाधि) is a Hindu and Buddhist term that describes a non-dualistic state of consciousness in which the consciousness of the experiencing subject becomes one with the experienced object,
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