Pāli Dictionary

anupassana

anuprefixpassarootanasuffix

Part of speech

noun · neuter

Synonyms

dakkhī, anupassī

meditation

  • අනුව බලා සිටීම; නිරන්තර නිරීක්ෂණය

  • observing, watching, contemplating; the act of following (something) with sustained attention

  • Thag 6.8

    vedanānaṃ viññāpano, upādānappamocano, bhavaṃ aṅgārakāsuṃ'va, ñāṇena anupassano.

anupassanā

approximate

anuprefixpassarootanāsuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Root

dis1බලන්න

meditation

  • අනුව බැලීම; නිරීක්ෂණය; භාවනාවෙහි නිරන්තර නිරීක්ෂණය

  • observation; contemplation; witnessing; watching (esp. in meditation)

  • Snp 3.12

    idaṃ dukkhaṃ, ayaṃ dukkhasamudayo'ti ayam'eka-anupassanā. ayaṃ dukkhanirodho, ayaṃ dukkhanirodhagāminī paṭipadā'ti, ayaṃ dutiya-anupassanā.

  • අවබෝධය; තියුණු දැනුවත්භාවය

  • realization; insight attained through contemplation

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