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Buddhist Meditation

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1. samma vaca
Path
Right speech
Wisdom
Suffering

2. Dharma
Law
Examining
1. Sphere of infinite space 2. Sphere of infinite consciousness 3. Sphere of nothingness 4. sphere of neither perception nor non-perception
Not self

3. 4th turning of the wheel
Cessation
Suffering
Buddha nature
Application

4. Anagamin

5. Sotpanna

6. Karma
Right concentration
Action
Mind
Physical matter

7. Citta
Feeling
Mind
One-pointedness
Desire

8. Bodhisattva
Enlightened one
Not self
Buddha nature
'Returning once'

9. Vedana
Feelings
1. Sphere of infinite space 2. Sphere of infinite consciousness 3. Sphere of nothingness 4. sphere of neither perception nor non-perception
Perception
Law

10. Dhammas
Concentration
Realm after the rupajhanas
1. Anicca-Impermanence 2. Dukkha- Suffering 3. Anatta- No-self
Mental contents

11. samma kammanta
Not self
Feelings
Right action
Feeling

12. samma vayama
Examining
Buddha
Enlightened one
Right effort

13. Paticcasamuppada
1. Anicca-Impermanence 2. Dukkha- Suffering 3. Anatta- No-self
Co-dependent Origination/Dependent Arising
Calm-abiding
Not self

14. Arupajhanas
One-pointedness
Desire
Realm after the rupajhanas
Right effort

15. Three marks of existence
One-pointedness
Mental contents
1. Anicca-Impermanence 2. Dukkha- Suffering 3. Anatta- No-self
Yogacara-yoga practice

16. Samsara
Wisdom
Rebirth
Right mindfulness
Co-dependent Origination/Dependent Arising

17. Sanna (aggregate)
Mind
Application
Law
Perception

18. Vitakka (jhana)
Co-dependent Origination/Dependent Arising
Buddha
Application
'One who has reached Nirvana'

19. Vicara (jhana)
Right speech
Examining
Co-dependent Origination/Dependent Arising
Right intention

20. Tantra
Virtues/Precepts
Calm-abiding
Loom or Warp
Mental contents

21. Arhat

22. Tanha (4NT)
Concentration
Desire
Physical matter
Suffering

23. States of this realm in sequence
Right view
1. Sphere of infinite space 2. Sphere of infinite consciousness 3. Sphere of nothingness 4. sphere of neither perception nor non-perception
Right mindfulness
'Non returner'

24. Vinnana (aggregate)
Consciousness
'Non returner'
Four Noble Truths
Cessation

25. Satipatthana
Action
Four foundations of mindfulness
Fear
'One who has reached Nirvana'

26. samma ditthi
Physical matter
Buddha
Right view
Consciousness

27. Vipassana
Insight Buddhism
1. Anicca-Impermanence 2. Dukkha- Suffering 3. Anatta- No-self
Right livelihood
Application

28. Samatha
Right intention
Co-dependent Origination/Dependent Arising
Rebirth
Calm-abiding

29. Sankhara (aggregate)
Insight Buddhism
Perception
Volitional formations
Four Noble Truths

30. Ekaggata (jhana)
Right effort
Application
Realm after the rupajhanas
One-pointedness

31. Sukha (jhana)
Right concentration
Right mindfulness
Right effort
Happiness

32. Panna
Wisdom
'Non returner'
Yogacara-yoga practice
Fear

33. Siddarttha Gautama
Action
Buddha
Suffering
'One who enters the stream'

34. Samadhi
Co-dependent Origination/Dependent Arising
Four Noble Truths
Right view
Concentration

35. Schools of Zen
1. Soto 2. Rinzai
Physical matter
Happiness
Suffering

36. samma sati
Path
Right mindfulness
Right concentration
Rebirth

37. Sila
Joy
Virtues/Precepts
Co-dependent Origination/Dependent Arising
Consciousness

38. samma sankappa
Right view
Right intention
Application
1. Soto 2. Rinzai

39. Samvega
Law
'Returning once'
Body
Fear

40. Sakadagamin

41. samma samadhi
Philosophy- Emptiness
Path
Right concentration
Wisdom

42. Anatta
Not self
Physical matter
Wisdom
'One who enters the stream'

43. Piti (jhana)
Feelings
'Non returner'
'Returning once'
Joy

44. Dukkha (4NT)
Perception
Calm-abiding
'Non returner'
Suffering

45. samma ajiva
Philosophy- Emptiness
Desire
Right livelihood
Right speech

46. Nirodha (4NT)
Cessation
Body
Feeling
Examining

47. 1st turning of the wheel
Suffering
Buddha
Feeling
Four Noble Truths

48. Kaya
Perception
Body
Happiness
Realm after the rupajhanas

49. 2nd turning of the wheel
Consciousness
Insight Buddhism
Feeling
Philosophy- Emptiness

50. Rupa (aggregate)
Calm-abiding
Cessation
Physical matter
Right view