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Buddhist Meditation

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1. samma ajiva
Right livelihood
Right speech
Path
Perception

2. Paticcasamuppada
Co-dependent Origination/Dependent Arising
Mind
Feeling
Physical matter

3. 3rd turning of the wheel
'Returning once'
Buddha nature
Not self
Yogacara-yoga practice

4. samma kammanta
'Non returner'
Right action
1. Sphere of infinite space 2. Sphere of infinite consciousness 3. Sphere of nothingness 4. sphere of neither perception nor non-perception
Enlightened one

5. Vinnana (aggregate)
'One who enters the stream'
1. Sphere of infinite space 2. Sphere of infinite consciousness 3. Sphere of nothingness 4. sphere of neither perception nor non-perception
Consciousness
Physical matter

6. Sakadagamin

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7. Sankhara (aggregate)
'Non returner'
'One who has reached Nirvana'
Body
Volitional formations

8. Sukha (jhana)
Right mindfulness
Path
Mental contents
Happiness

9. Kaya
Right mindfulness
Body
Feelings
Four foundations of mindfulness

10. Sanna (aggregate)
Physical matter
Perception
1. Sphere of infinite space 2. Sphere of infinite consciousness 3. Sphere of nothingness 4. sphere of neither perception nor non-perception
Right livelihood

11. Panna
Loom or Warp
'One who enters the stream'
Wisdom
Right livelihood

12. Anatta
Not self
Right speech
Right effort
Path

13. Dhammas
Application
Mental contents
Loom or Warp
Feeling

14. Citta
Mental contents
Insight Buddhism
Desire
Mind

15. Magga (4NT)
Calm-abiding
Physical matter
Path
Feeling

16. samma sankappa
Right intention
Co-dependent Origination/Dependent Arising
Volitional formations
Right action

17. 1st turning of the wheel
Four Noble Truths
1. Sphere of infinite space 2. Sphere of infinite consciousness 3. Sphere of nothingness 4. sphere of neither perception nor non-perception
'One who enters the stream'
1. Soto 2. Rinzai

18. Vedana
Enlightened one
Four Noble Truths
Right speech
Feelings

19. Bodhisattva
Right action
Joy
Buddha nature
Enlightened one

20. samma ditthi
Examining
Physical matter
Right concentration
Right view

21. 2nd turning of the wheel
One-pointedness
Realm after the rupajhanas
Philosophy- Emptiness
Cessation

22. samma vaca
Right mindfulness
Suffering
Right speech
Buddha nature

23. Vitakka (jhana)
Right intention
'One who enters the stream'
Action
Application

24. samma samadhi
Physical matter
Right action
Rebirth
Right concentration

25. Vicara (jhana)
Right effort
Calm-abiding
Examining
Four Noble Truths

26. Sila
Mental contents
Virtues/Precepts
Right mindfulness
Examining

27. Rupa (aggregate)
Volitional formations
Physical matter
Suffering
One-pointedness

28. Samsara
Rebirth
Right livelihood
Physical matter
Insight Buddhism

29. Tanha (4NT)
Right view
Calm-abiding
Desire
Action

30. Vedana (aggregate)
Feeling
Suffering
Right concentration
1. Sphere of infinite space 2. Sphere of infinite consciousness 3. Sphere of nothingness 4. sphere of neither perception nor non-perception

31. Nirodha (4NT)
Right intention
Body
Cessation
Feeling

32. Arupajhanas
Rebirth
'One who has reached Nirvana'
Realm after the rupajhanas
Mental contents

33. Samvega
Feeling
'One who has reached Nirvana'
Feelings
Fear

34. Dharma
Body
Path
Law
Philosophy- Emptiness

35. Anagamin

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36. samma sati
Right mindfulness
Volitional formations
Not self
Yogacara-yoga practice

37. Dukkha (4NT)
Suffering
Action
'Non returner'
Right intention

38. Three marks of existence
Right action
Enlightened one
1. Anicca-Impermanence 2. Dukkha- Suffering 3. Anatta- No-self
'Non returner'

39. Vipassana
Consciousness
Insight Buddhism
Right intention
1. Anicca-Impermanence 2. Dukkha- Suffering 3. Anatta- No-self

40. Tantra
1. Soto 2. Rinzai
Concentration
Loom or Warp
Right livelihood

41. Satipatthana
Four foundations of mindfulness
Right livelihood
Insight Buddhism
Happiness

42. Samatha
Application
Calm-abiding
1. Soto 2. Rinzai
Not self

43. Siddarttha Gautama
Four Noble Truths
Enlightened one
Buddha
Volitional formations

44. Karma
Action
Right action
Right mindfulness
Cessation

45. Schools of Zen
One-pointedness
Perception
1. Soto 2. Rinzai
Co-dependent Origination/Dependent Arising

46. Samadhi
Buddha nature
'One who enters the stream'
Right intention
Concentration

47. Piti (jhana)
Insight Buddhism
Joy
Mind
Action

48. States of this realm in sequence
1. Sphere of infinite space 2. Sphere of infinite consciousness 3. Sphere of nothingness 4. sphere of neither perception nor non-perception
Happiness
Suffering
Fear

49. Arhat

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50. Sotpanna

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