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Visualization in Early Buddhism

Auteur: Bhikkhu Anālayo

Gepubliceerd in: Mindfulness | Uitgave 9/2022

Abstract

A survey of selected early Buddhist discourse passages brings to light a distinct visual dimension that would have been integral to their oral performance, apparently involving, to various degrees, the practice of some form of meditative bringing to mind images or visualizing. Even though visualization is often associated with later Buddhist traditions, an explicit instance of such visualization can already be found in the early discourses. Moreover, this takes the form of a mindfulness meditation, being one of the practices that fall under the heading of right mindfulness. This shows the breadth of applicability of mindfulness in its early Buddhist setting.

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Titel: Visualization in Early Buddhism
Auteur: Bhikkhu Anālayo
Publicatiedatum: 23-06-2022
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Mindfulness / Uitgave 9/2022
Print ISSN: 1868-8527
Elektronisch ISSN: 1868-8535
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-022-01918-3

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