Samatha
Proper noun
Meaning
Samatha
A female given name from Sanskrit.
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These definitions of samatha and vipassana are based on the "Four Kinds of Persons Sutta" ( AN 4.94).
Meditation Thai novice in meditation main Theravāda Buddhist meditation practices fall into two broad categories: samatha and vipassanā. citation This distinction is not made in the sutras, but in the Visuddhimagga.
In samatha meditation, the mind is set at work concentrated on one particular entity.
It should be noted that samatha is not a method that is unique to Buddhism.
There are forty (40) such classic objects (entities) used in samatha meditation, which are termed kammaṭṭhāna.