Types of Meditation in Theravada Buddhism
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At least forty:
Earth device
Water device
Fire device
Air or wind device
Blue device
Yellow device
Red device
White device
Space device
Consciousness device
A corpse that is bloated
A corpse that is livid (has patchy discoloration)
A corpse that is festering (trickling with pus in broken places)
A corpse that is cut up
A corpse that is gnawed
A corpse that is scattered
A corpse that is hacked and scattered
A corpse that is bleeding
A corpse that is worm-infested
A corpse that is a skeleton
Contemplation of the Buddha
Contemplation of the Dhamma
Contemplation of the Sangha
Contemplation of Virtue
Contemplation of Charity
Contemplation of the Devas
Mindfulness of Death
Mindfulness of the Physical Body
Mindfulness with Breathing
Contemplation of Calmness
Loving-kindness
Compassion
Sympathy
Equanimity
Sphere of Infinity of Space
Sphere of Infinite Consciousness
Sphere of No-thingness
Sphere of Neither Perception nor Non-Perception
Contemplation of the loathsomeness of food
Analysis of the four physical elements
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The meditation subjects are called KammaαΉαΉhΔna. There are 40 of them.
Most of these are collected in the following books:
Also you might want to read Knowing and Seeing by Pa Auk Sayadaw which glosses over many of matter.
Looking at the size of these manual it is difficult to give introduction to all in one answer.
But in ascese all have the similar goal. That is to:
- scrub the latent tendencies (anusaya), Kleshas or unwholesome roots
- remove the corruptions of insight (vipallasa) and understand the three marks of existence
with ever way you understand better.
In studying meditation from any of the above sources it is wise to treat them as secondary source and compair with the Tripitaka which is the primary source.
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