buddhist meditation

Buddhist meditation, meditation used in the practice of Buddhism, "includes any method of meditation that has Enlightenment as its ultimate aim." (Kamalashila 1996) The five basic methods of Buddhist meditation include anapana or "mindfulness of breathing", mettā bhāvanā or "meditation on friendliness", both samatha or "tranquility meditations", and "contemplation of impermanence", the "six element practice", and "contemplation of conditionality", all vipassana or "insight meditations". Samatha meditations usually precede and prepare for vipassana meditations. Each method is an "antidote" to one of the five mental "poisons":

editation method	Counteracts	Develops
owspan=2\|Samatha	anapana	distraction	concentration
etta bhavana	hatred	love
owspan=3\|Vipassana	Contemplation of impermanence	craving	inner peace, freedom
ix element practice	conceit	clarity regarding nature of self
ontemplation of conditionality	ignorance	wisdom, compassion

See also: Satipatthana.

Source

Kamalashila (1996). Meditation: The Buddhist Art of Tranquility and Insight. Birmingham: Windhorse Publications. ISBN 1899579052.

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