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Buddhist Meditation

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1. 3rd turning of the wheel
Co-dependent Origination/Dependent Arising
Body
Yogacara-yoga practice
Perception

2. Samadhi
Concentration
Co-dependent Origination/Dependent Arising
'One who has reached Nirvana'
Not self

3. 1st turning of the wheel
Right effort
Cessation
Four Noble Truths
Physical matter

4. States of this realm in sequence
Insight Buddhism
Examining
Loom or Warp
1. Sphere of infinite space 2. Sphere of infinite consciousness 3. Sphere of nothingness 4. sphere of neither perception nor non-perception

5. Schools of Zen
Virtues/Precepts
Four Noble Truths
Rebirth
1. Soto 2. Rinzai

6. Vicara (jhana)
Examining
Calm-abiding
Right mindfulness
Suffering

7. Samatha
Rebirth
Concentration
One-pointedness
Calm-abiding

8. Dharma
Mental contents
Law
Right mindfulness
Cessation

9. Tanha (4NT)
Desire
Four foundations of mindfulness
Physical matter
Fear

10. samma sankappa
Examining
Volitional formations
Right action
Right intention

11. Sukha (jhana)
Insight Buddhism
'Returning once'
Right intention
Happiness

12. Karma
Physical matter
'One who enters the stream'
Action
Examining

13. Citta
Rebirth
Feeling
Mind
Happiness

14. Dukkha (4NT)
Suffering
Four foundations of mindfulness
Right action
Body

15. Tantra
Realm after the rupajhanas
Loom or Warp
1. Sphere of infinite space 2. Sphere of infinite consciousness 3. Sphere of nothingness 4. sphere of neither perception nor non-perception
Cessation

16. Anatta
Right speech
Physical matter
Not self
Perception

17. 2nd turning of the wheel
Right action
Philosophy- Emptiness
Mind
Insight Buddhism

18. Ekaggata (jhana)
Four foundations of mindfulness
One-pointedness
'One who enters the stream'
Right effort

19. Arhat

20. samma sati
Virtues/Precepts
Right mindfulness
Calm-abiding
Law

21. samma kammanta
Mind
Concentration
Co-dependent Origination/Dependent Arising
Right action

22. Vitakka (jhana)
Perception
1. Anicca-Impermanence 2. Dukkha- Suffering 3. Anatta- No-self
Virtues/Precepts
Application

23. Sila
Right view
One-pointedness
Virtues/Precepts
Right mindfulness

24. Sotpanna

25. Vinnana (aggregate)
Happiness
Philosophy- Emptiness
Perception
Consciousness

26. samma vayama
Right effort
Feeling
Right speech
Buddha

27. Samsara
Rebirth
Examining
Right livelihood
Mental contents

28. Rupa (aggregate)
Physical matter
Feeling
Right concentration
Consciousness

29. samma vaca
1. Anicca-Impermanence 2. Dukkha- Suffering 3. Anatta- No-self
Right concentration
Right speech
Realm after the rupajhanas

30. Arupajhanas
Philosophy- Emptiness
Fear
Physical matter
Realm after the rupajhanas

31. Satipatthana
Buddha
Concentration
Four foundations of mindfulness
Application

32. Sakadagamin

33. samma samadhi
Four Noble Truths
'Non returner'
Law
Right concentration

34. Paticcasamuppada
Co-dependent Origination/Dependent Arising
Right concentration
Right livelihood
Action

35. Vipassana
'One who enters the stream'
Insight Buddhism
Cessation
Mind

36. 4th turning of the wheel
'One who enters the stream'
Suffering
Buddha nature
Action

37. Anagamin

38. Vedana (aggregate)
Feeling
1. Sphere of infinite space 2. Sphere of infinite consciousness 3. Sphere of nothingness 4. sphere of neither perception nor non-perception
Application
Buddha nature

39. Sankhara (aggregate)
Cessation
Right speech
Volitional formations
Concentration

40. samma ditthi
Buddha nature
Four foundations of mindfulness
Right view
Not self

41. Sanna (aggregate)
Mind
Perception
Physical matter
Right concentration

42. Siddarttha Gautama
Body
Four Noble Truths
1. Anicca-Impermanence 2. Dukkha- Suffering 3. Anatta- No-self
Buddha

43. Vedana
Buddha nature
Buddha
'Returning once'
Feelings

44. samma ajiva
Perception
Right effort
Right livelihood
Wisdom

45. Bodhisattva
Enlightened one
Perception
'One who enters the stream'
Virtues/Precepts

46. Nirodha (4NT)
Cessation
Feeling
'Returning once'
Concentration

47. Piti (jhana)
Joy
Yogacara-yoga practice
Co-dependent Origination/Dependent Arising
Enlightened one

48. Panna
Wisdom
Right intention
Loom or Warp
Co-dependent Origination/Dependent Arising

49. Magga (4NT)
Right livelihood
Path
Calm-abiding
Suffering

50. Dhammas
Not self
Mental contents
Cessation
Physical matter