समथ
Samatha
Calm / Tranquillity (meditation)
止
intermediateMeditation (禪修)
Grammar 語法
masculine noun (a-stem)
Definition 釋義
Tranquillity meditation — the development of one-pointed mental concentration (samādhi) through sustained focus on a single meditation object (kammaṭṭhāna). Samatha leads to the jhānas and the various supernormal knowledges (abhiññā). Contrasted with vipassanā (insight), the two wings of Buddhist meditation are often described as samatha-vipassanā.
Canonical Example 典籍例句
Samathañca vipassanañca bhāvetha.
Develop both tranquillity and insight.
Source: AN 2.30
At a Glance
- Pali
- Samatha
- IAST
- Samatha
- Devanagari
- समथ
- Chinese
- 止
- Difficulty
- intermediate
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