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Buddhist Meditation

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1. Vedana (aggregate)
Rebirth
Buddha nature
Feeling
Loom or Warp

2. Magga (4NT)
Path
Mental contents
Not self
Feeling

3. Paticcasamuppada
Right effort
Volitional formations
Co-dependent Origination/Dependent Arising
Loom or Warp

4. Nirodha (4NT)
Cessation
Not self
1. Soto 2. Rinzai
Philosophy- Emptiness

5. samma kammanta
Right effort
Concentration
Right action
Body

6. Sakadagamin

7. samma ditthi
Right view
Wisdom
Body
Rebirth

8. Samsara
Joy
Rebirth
Mental contents
'Non returner'

9. Vinnana (aggregate)
Yogacara-yoga practice
Fear
Co-dependent Origination/Dependent Arising
Consciousness

10. Ekaggata (jhana)
'One who enters the stream'
One-pointedness
Enlightened one
Virtues/Precepts

11. Schools of Zen
Calm-abiding
Insight Buddhism
Right concentration
1. Soto 2. Rinzai

12. 2nd turning of the wheel
'Returning once'
Co-dependent Origination/Dependent Arising
Cessation
Philosophy- Emptiness

13. Vicara (jhana)
'Returning once'
Examining
Virtues/Precepts
Fear

14. Sanna (aggregate)
1. Anicca-Impermanence 2. Dukkha- Suffering 3. Anatta- No-self
Perception
Body
Feelings

15. Sukha (jhana)
Happiness
Buddha
Joy
Right intention

16. States of this realm in sequence
Perception
Philosophy- Emptiness
Path
1. Sphere of infinite space 2. Sphere of infinite consciousness 3. Sphere of nothingness 4. sphere of neither perception nor non-perception

17. Sotpanna

18. Anagamin

19. Citta
Fear
Physical matter
Wisdom
Mind

20. Samatha
Right livelihood
Calm-abiding
Mind
Consciousness

21. samma sati
Examining
Right livelihood
Right mindfulness
Action

22. samma vayama
Right intention
1. Soto 2. Rinzai
Right mindfulness
Right effort

23. samma vaca
Rebirth
1. Anicca-Impermanence 2. Dukkha- Suffering 3. Anatta- No-self
'One who enters the stream'
Right speech

24. samma sankappa
Enlightened one
Calm-abiding
Right intention
Loom or Warp

25. Kaya
1. Sphere of infinite space 2. Sphere of infinite consciousness 3. Sphere of nothingness 4. sphere of neither perception nor non-perception
Volitional formations
Body
Happiness

26. Dukkha (4NT)
Examining
Suffering
Enlightened one
Right concentration

27. Sankhara (aggregate)
Realm after the rupajhanas
Volitional formations
Right mindfulness
Right speech

28. Samadhi
Philosophy- Emptiness
1. Sphere of infinite space 2. Sphere of infinite consciousness 3. Sphere of nothingness 4. sphere of neither perception nor non-perception
Concentration
Mental contents

29. Vipassana
Insight Buddhism
Desire
Joy
Philosophy- Emptiness

30. Panna
Wisdom
Right intention
Realm after the rupajhanas
Feeling

31. Arupajhanas
Enlightened one
Application
Realm after the rupajhanas
Right mindfulness

32. Dhammas
Physical matter
Insight Buddhism
Mental contents
Joy

33. Siddarttha Gautama
Buddha
Right mindfulness
Virtues/Precepts
'Non returner'

34. Satipatthana
Suffering
Four foundations of mindfulness
Right mindfulness
Desire

35. samma ajiva
Right livelihood
1. Anicca-Impermanence 2. Dukkha- Suffering 3. Anatta- No-self
Desire
Examining

36. Arhat

37. Tanha (4NT)
Rebirth
One-pointedness
Desire
Fear

38. Tantra
Right speech
Loom or Warp
Perception
1. Soto 2. Rinzai

39. samma samadhi
Not self
Body
Loom or Warp
Right concentration

40. 1st turning of the wheel
Right concentration
Suffering
Cessation
Four Noble Truths

41. Vedana
Suffering
Realm after the rupajhanas
Right action
Feelings

42. Piti (jhana)
Cessation
Right view
Joy
Loom or Warp

43. Vitakka (jhana)
Wisdom
Calm-abiding
Application
Volitional formations

44. Three marks of existence
Loom or Warp
Action
1. Anicca-Impermanence 2. Dukkha- Suffering 3. Anatta- No-self
Volitional formations

45. Rupa (aggregate)
Volitional formations
Physical matter
Right speech
Happiness

46. Bodhisattva
Enlightened one
Co-dependent Origination/Dependent Arising
Joy
'Non returner'

47. Anatta
Volitional formations
Physical matter
'Non returner'
Not self

48. Sila
Right concentration
Virtues/Precepts
Four Noble Truths
Mental contents

49. 4th turning of the wheel
Feelings
Right action
'One who enters the stream'
Buddha nature

50. Karma
Co-dependent Origination/Dependent Arising
Action
Concentration
Fear