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Buddhist Meditation

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1. States of this realm in sequence
Not self
Consciousness
Right speech
1. Sphere of infinite space 2. Sphere of infinite consciousness 3. Sphere of nothingness 4. sphere of neither perception nor non-perception

2. Samatha
Concentration
Buddha
Calm-abiding
Fear

3. Three marks of existence
'Returning once'
Calm-abiding
Not self
1. Anicca-Impermanence 2. Dukkha- Suffering 3. Anatta- No-self

4. Arupajhanas
Realm after the rupajhanas
Four foundations of mindfulness
Rebirth
Yogacara-yoga practice

5. Vipassana
Insight Buddhism
Virtues/Precepts
Perception
Four Noble Truths

6. Sakadagamin

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7. 1st turning of the wheel
Cessation
Right mindfulness
Mental contents
Four Noble Truths

8. Dukkha (4NT)
Four Noble Truths
Suffering
Physical matter
Perception

9. samma ajiva
'One who enters the stream'
Volitional formations
Right livelihood
Right view

10. Sanna (aggregate)
Loom or Warp
Realm after the rupajhanas
Desire
Perception

11. Samvega
Fear
Right intention
Right effort
Yogacara-yoga practice

12. Rupa (aggregate)
Buddha nature
Physical matter
Right concentration
Perception

13. Ekaggata (jhana)
Mind
Happiness
Wisdom
One-pointedness

14. Bodhisattva
Calm-abiding
Enlightened one
Action
Feelings

15. 4th turning of the wheel
Four Noble Truths
'One who has reached Nirvana'
Buddha nature
Consciousness

16. Vedana
Virtues/Precepts
Feelings
Calm-abiding
'Returning once'

17. Piti (jhana)
Happiness
Four foundations of mindfulness
Joy
Loom or Warp

18. Siddarttha Gautama
Law
Realm after the rupajhanas
Buddha
'One who has reached Nirvana'

19. Vedana (aggregate)
One-pointedness
Enlightened one
Feeling
Not self

20. Arhat

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21. Magga (4NT)
Path
Desire
Right view
Calm-abiding

22. Panna
1. Soto 2. Rinzai
Wisdom
Right speech
Right mindfulness

23. samma vaca
Right speech
Feeling
Application
Four Noble Truths

24. 2nd turning of the wheel
Philosophy- Emptiness
1. Anicca-Impermanence 2. Dukkha- Suffering 3. Anatta- No-self
Suffering
Right effort

25. Tanha (4NT)
Desire
Buddha nature
Mind
Application

26. Sotpanna

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27. samma sati
Enlightened one
Wisdom
Right mindfulness
Realm after the rupajhanas

28. Anatta
Concentration
Philosophy- Emptiness
Not self
Feelings

29. samma sankappa
Co-dependent Origination/Dependent Arising
Consciousness
Yogacara-yoga practice
Right intention

30. Tantra
Loom or Warp
Consciousness
Mental contents
Right mindfulness

31. samma vayama
Feeling
1. Anicca-Impermanence 2. Dukkha- Suffering 3. Anatta- No-self
Mind
Right effort

32. Sukha (jhana)
Happiness
1. Sphere of infinite space 2. Sphere of infinite consciousness 3. Sphere of nothingness 4. sphere of neither perception nor non-perception
Mind
Buddha

33. Sankhara (aggregate)
Law
Right speech
One-pointedness
Volitional formations

34. Dhammas
1. Soto 2. Rinzai
Action
Mental contents
Philosophy- Emptiness

35. samma kammanta
Right action
Four foundations of mindfulness
Application
Feeling

36. Paticcasamuppada
Feeling
Loom or Warp
Rebirth
Co-dependent Origination/Dependent Arising

37. samma ditthi
Right view
Path
Four Noble Truths
Mind

38. Samadhi
Right effort
Concentration
Loom or Warp
Application

39. samma samadhi
Calm-abiding
Right concentration
Cessation
'One who has reached Nirvana'

40. Vitakka (jhana)
Not self
Buddha nature
Application
Desire

41. Sila
Suffering
Virtues/Precepts
Right speech
Loom or Warp

42. Kaya
Four foundations of mindfulness
Volitional formations
Body
Right concentration

43. Samsara
Rebirth
Examining
Buddha
Not self

44. Vinnana (aggregate)
Feelings
Co-dependent Origination/Dependent Arising
Loom or Warp
Consciousness

45. Citta
Desire
Feeling
Mind
Buddha nature

46. Anagamin

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47. Schools of Zen
1. Soto 2. Rinzai
Concentration
Right speech
Feelings

48. 3rd turning of the wheel
Law
Right speech
Yogacara-yoga practice
Rebirth

49. Vicara (jhana)
Four Noble Truths
Right concentration
Examining
'One who has reached Nirvana'

50. Nirodha (4NT)
Buddha nature
Application
Happiness
Cessation