Abhibhāyatana: the 8 ‘stages of mastery’, are powers to be obtained by means of the kasina-exercises see: kasina. In the Com. to M. 77, where āyatana is explained by ‘means’ kārana it is sa …

[[acquired image]]Acquired !nimitta samādhi kasina

Bhāvanā: ‘mental development’ lit. ‘calling into existence, producing’ is what in English is generally but rather vaguely called ‘meditation’. One has to distinguish 2 kinds: development of tranqu …

Counter-!nimitta kasina samādhi

Image: mental: see: nimitta, samādhi, kasina.

Javana: fr. javati to impel: ‘impulsion’, is the phase of full cognition in the cognitive series, or perceptual process citta-vīthi see. viññāna-kicca occurring at its climax, if the respe …

Paricchinnākāsa-kasina: ‘limited-space kasina’ = space kasina; see: kasina App..

Parikamma-nimitta: ‘preparatory image’; see: nimitta, kasina.

Pathavī-kasina: ‘earth-kasina’ see: kasina

Patibhāga-nimitta: s. nimitta, kasina, samādhi.

Pīta-kasina: ’yellow- kasina is one of the kasina-exercises; see: kasina

Tejo-kasina: ‘fire-kasina’, is one of the 10 kasina exercises; see: kasina.

Ākāsa-kasina: ‘space-kasina exercise’; see: kasina

Ākāsa: ‘space’, is, according to Com., of two kinds: 1. limited space paricchinnākāsa or paricchedākāsa, 2. endless space anantākāsa, i.e. cosmic space.

1. Limited space, under th …

Āloka-kasina: L ight-kasina-meditation on bright light or the white color; see: kasina