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In Buddhism, the arūpajhānas are four successive levels of meditation on non-material objects. These levels are higher than the rūpajhānas, and harder to attain. While rupajhana differ considering their characteristics, arupajhana differ as their objet is determined by the level of the jhana: Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Statues of Buddha such as this, the Tian Tan Buddha statue in Hong Kong, remind followers to practice right living. ... The cultural elements of Buddhism vary by region and include: Buddhist cuisine Buddhist art Buddharupa Art and architecture of Japan Greco-Buddhism Tibetan Buddhist sacred art Buddhist music Buddhist chant Shomyo Categories: Buddhism-related stubs ... The history of Buddhism spans from the 6th century BCE to the present, starting with the birth of the Buddha Siddharta Gautama. ... Contents: Top - A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z The following is a List of Buddhist topics: A Abhidharma Ahimsa Ajahn Ajahn Chah Ajanta Aksobhya Alexandra David-Néel Amara Sinha B... Buddhist beliefs and practices vary according to region. ... The percentage of Buddhist population of each country was taken from the US State Departments International Religious Freedom Report 2004 [1]. Other sources used were CIA Factbook [2] and adherents. ... An image of Gautama Buddha with a swastika, traditionally a Buddhist symbol of good luck, on his chest. ... The Buddhist temple Wat Chiang Man, in Chiang Mai, Thailand, which dates from the late 13th century Buddhist temples and monasteries, sorted by location. ... Several Buddhist terms and concepts lack direct translations into English that cover the breadth of the original term. ... There is great variety in Buddhist texts. ... Before Common Era Trad. ... Statues of Buddha such as this, the Tian Tan Buddha statue in Hong Kong, remind followers to practice right living. ... In Buddhism, rūpajhāna is meditation in which the mind is focused on a material object: it is a word used in Pāli scriptures. ... Dhyāna means meditation in Sanskrit. ...

  • fifth jhāna: infinite space,
  • sixth jhāna: infinite consciousness,
  • seventh jhāna: infinite nothingness,
  • eighth jhāna: neither perception nor non-perception.

This has to be understood. In the fourth rupajhana, there is already Upekkha, equanimity and Ekkagata, the concentration, but the mind is still focused on a "material" object, as any color. Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Concentration is a very common concept used in chemistry and related fields. ...

  • In the fifth jhana, the meditator discover that there is no objet, but only an infinite space, empty. This perception makes the interest of claiming arupajhanas.
  • In the sixt jhana, it becomes obvious that space has no existence. There is only infinite consciousness.
  • In the seventh jhana appear the feeling that there is no consciousness, but nothingness.
  • The eight jhana consist in the most discrete possible state of mind, which justify the using of "neither perception nor non-perception.

These "explanations" obvioulsy does not refer to any intellectual, philosophical comprehension, which disapear since the second jhana. They attempt to figure mental process. The arūpajhānas are part of the kammatthanas, and are referred to as the four "formless states". Attempting to understand the nature of space has always been a prime occupation for philosophers and scientists. ... Consciousness is a quality of the mind generally regarded to comprise qualities such as subjectivity, self-awareness, sentience, sapience, and the ability to perceive the relationship between oneself and ones environment. ... For the mathematics of nothing, see zero. ... The mind is the term most commonly used to describe the higher functions of the human brain, particularly those of which humans are subjectively conscious, such as personality, thought, reason, memory, intelligence and emotion. ... In Buddhism, kammatthana is a Pali word (Sanskrit: karmasthana) which literally means the place of work, figuratively it means the place within the mind where one goes in order to work on spiritual development. ...


The two elements of arūpajhāna

Some Tipitaka texts identify aupajhanas as a part of the fourth rupajhana, as they include two elements: upekkha and ekagatta. The Tripitaka (Sanskrit, lit. ...


Upekkha

Upekkha is a Sanskrit and Pali word meaning equanimity. The opposition between comfortable sensations and uncomfortable ones disappears. More importantly, it is one of the fourth Jhana's factor, present only in this Jhana. The Sanskrit language ( संस्कृता वाक्) is one of the earliest attested members of the Indo-European language family and is not only a classical language, but also an official language of India. ...


Ekkagata

Ekkagata, a Jhana's factor, simply means a very deep concentration, which include the ceasing of stimuli from the exterior world. It is the only jhanic factor present in each Jhana.


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Ekkagata - Wikipédia (128 words)
Ekkagata (pali) signifie concentration, mais il s'agit d'un concept hindouiste et bouddhiste faisant référence à un type de concentration radicalement différent de la concentration mentionnée par exemple par la psychologie cognitive dans son étude de l'attention.
Ekkagata est en effet l'un des facteurs de tout Dhyana et d'ailleurs le seul facteur présent dans chaque.
Le terme est équivalent à samadhi - sauf à l'emploi : ekkagata sera toujours décrit comme un facteur, une caractéristique de dhyanas.
Dhyana - Article from FactBug.org - the fast Wikipedia mirror site (464 words)
Traditionnaly, this fourth Jhana is seen as the beginning of attaining magic powers.
Further, four arupajhanas, which can be thought as part of the fourth rupajhana, still consist in the two factors of Upekkha and Ekkagata.
Arupajhanas are non material ones, which seem clear about the object of the first arupajhana.
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