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In the throat singing prevalent amongst the Buddhist monks of Tibet and Mongolia, [13] the long and slow outbreath during chanting is the core of the practice. The sound of the chant also serves to focus the mind in one-pointed concentration , while the sense of self dissolves as awareness becomes absorbed into a realm of pure sound.
The Chinese Buddhist monk An Shigao translated a version of the Ānāpānasmṛti Sūtra into Chinese (148-170 CE) known as the Anban shouyi jing (安般守意經, Scripture on the ānāpānasmŗti) as well as other works dealing with Anapanasati. The practice was a central feature of his teaching and that of his students who wrote various ...
Buddhist meditation is the practice of meditation in Buddhism.The closest words for meditation in the classical languages of Buddhism are bhāvanā ("mental development") [note 1] and jhāna/dhyāna (a state of meditative absorption resulting in a calm and luminous mind).
Breath control is exerted during the exercise, maintaining abdominal breathing while focusing on the outbreath, which should last for eight to fifteen seconds. [ 8 ] In the Sōtō school of Zen, susoku was considered by Dogen to be a holdover from hinayana ( theravada ), [ 5 ] [ 10 ] although Keizan recommended it, and today it is still ...
The kaihōgyō (回峰行, circling the mountain) is an ascetic practice performed by Tendai Buddhist monks. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The practice involves repeatedly walking a route on Mount Hiei , the location of the Tendai school headquarters , all the while offering prayers at halls, shrines and other sacred places.
The Shurangama or Śūraṅgama mantra is a dhāraṇī or long mantra of Buddhist practice in East Asia. Although relatively unknown in modern Tibet, there are several Śūraṅgama Mantra texts in the Tibetan Buddhist canon. It has strong associations with the Chinese Chan Buddhist tradition.
Buddhānusmṛti (Sanskrit; Pali: Buddhānussati), meaning "Buddha-mindfulness", is a common Buddhist meditation practice in all Buddhist traditions which involves meditating on a Buddha. The term can be translated as "remembrance, commemoration, recollection or mental contemplation of the Buddha."
The concept of japa is also found in early Buddhist texts, and is very common in Tibetan Buddhism literature. [12] According to the sage Patanjali (400 CE), Japa is not the repetition of word or phase but rather contemplation on the meaning of the mantra, [13] this definition sometimes persists across different sources. [14] [15]