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There are 23 total results for your 念處 search.

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念處


念处

see styles
niàn chù
    nian4 chu4
nien ch`u
    nien chu
 nenjo
smṛtyupasthāna. The presence in the mind of all memories, or the region which is contemplated by memory.

三念處


三念处

see styles
sān niàn chù
    san1 nian4 chu4
san nien ch`u
    san nien chu
 san nenjo
three bases of thought

六念處


六念处

see styles
liù niàn chù
    liu4 nian4 chu4
liu nien ch`u
    liu nien chu
 rokunenjo
The six stages of the six kinds of mindfulness 六念.

共念處


共念处

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gòng niàn chù
    gong4 nian4 chu4
kung nien ch`u
    kung nien chu
 gū nenjo
shared base of mindfulness

十念處


十念处

see styles
shí niàn chù
    shi2 nian4 chu4
shih nien ch`u
    shih nien chu
 jūnensho
A bodhisattva's ten objects of thought or meditation, i.e. body, the senses, mind, things, environment, monastery, city (or district), good name, Buddha-learning, riddance of all passion and delusion.

受念處


受念处

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shòu niàn chù
    shou4 nian4 chu4
shou nien ch`u
    shou nien chu
 ju nenjo
mindfulness of sensation

四念處


四念处

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sì niàn chù
    si4 nian4 chu4
ssu nien ch`u
    ssu nien chu
 shinenjo
Four objects on which memory or the thought should dwell— the impurity of the body, that all sensations lead to suffering, that mind is impermanent, and that there is no such thing as an ego. There are other categories for thought or meditation.; (四念處觀); 四念住 smṛtyupasthāna. The fourfold stage of mindfulness, thought, or meditation that follows the 五停心觀 five-fold procedure for quieting the mind. This fourfold method, or objectivity of thought, is for stimulating the mind in ethical wisdom. It consists of contemplating (1) 身 the body as impure and utterly filthy; (2) 受 sensation, or consciousness, as always resulting in suffering; (3) 心 mind as impermanent, merely one sensation after another; (4) 法 things in general as being dependent and without a nature of their own. The four negate the ideas of permanence, joy, personality, and purity 常, 樂, 我, and 淨, i. e. the four 顚倒, but v. 四德. They are further subdivided into 別 and 總 particular and general, termed 別相念處 and 總相念處, and there are further subdivisions.

心念處


心念处

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xīn niàn chù
    xin1 nian4 chu4
hsin nien ch`u
    hsin nien chu
 shin nenjo
mindfulness of (the transience of) thought

性念處


性念处

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xìng niàn chù
    xing4 nian4 chu4
hsing nien ch`u
    hsing nien chu
 shō nenjo
citta-smṛtyupasthāna, one of the four objects of thought, i. e. that the original nature is the same as the Buddha-nature, v. 四念處.

法念處


法念处

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fǎ niàn chù
    fa3 nian4 chu4
fa nien ch`u
    fa nien chu
 hō nenjo
The position of insight into the truth that nothing has reality in itself; v. 四念處.

身念處


身念处

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shēn niàn chù
    shen1 nian4 chu4
shen nien ch`u
    shen nien chu
 shin nenjo
mindfulness of body

別相念處


别相念处

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bié xiàng niàn chù
    bie2 xiang4 nian4 chu4
pieh hsiang nien ch`u
    pieh hsiang nien chu
 bessō nenjo
distinct states of mindfulness

四念處觀


四念处观

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sì niàn chù guān
    si4 nian4 chu4 guan1
ssu nien ch`u kuan
    ssu nien chu kuan
 shi nenjo kan
contemplation of the four bases of mindfulness

境界念處


境界念处

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jìng jiè niàn chù
    jing4 jie4 nian4 chu4
ching chieh nien ch`u
    ching chieh nien chu
 kyōgai nenjo
mindfulness of the objective realm

總相念處


总相念处

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zǒng xiàng niàn chù
    zong3 xiang4 nian4 chu4
tsung hsiang nien ch`u
    tsung hsiang nien chu
 sōsō nenjo
general (inclusive) states of mindfulness

身念處觀


身念处观

see styles
shēn niàn chù guān
    shen1 nian4 chu4 guan1
shen nien ch`u kuan
    shen nien chu kuan
 shin nenjo kan
meditation on the filth of the body

正法念處經


正法念处经

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zhèng fǎ niàn chù jīng
    zheng4 fa3 nian4 chu4 jing1
cheng fa nien ch`u ching
    cheng fa nien chu ching
 Shōbōnen sho kyō
Saddharma-smṛty-upasthāna-sūtra

生念處菩薩


生念处菩萨

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shēng niàn chù pú sà
    sheng1 nian4 chu4 pu2 sa4
sheng nien ch`u p`u sa
    sheng nien chu pu sa
 shōnensho bosatsu
The second Bodhisattva on the right of the Bodhisattva of Space 虛空藏 in the Garbhadhātu.

阿蘭若念處


阿兰若念处

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ā lán ruò niàn chù
    a1 lan2 ruo4 nian4 chu4
a lan jo nien ch`u
    a lan jo nien chu
 arannya nenjo
mindfulness of the monastery

名聞利養念處


名闻利养念处

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míng wén lì yǎng niàn chù
    ming2 wen2 li4 yang3 nian4 chu4
ming wen li yang nien ch`u
    ming wen li yang nien chu
 myōmon riyō nenjo
mindfulness of the cultivation of good reputation

如來學問念處


如来学问念处

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rú lái xué wèn niàn chù
    ru2 lai2 xue2 wen4 nian4 chu4
ju lai hsüeh wen nien ch`u
    ju lai hsüeh wen nien chu
 nyorai gakumon nenjo
mindfulness of Buddhist studies

斷諸煩惱念處


断诸烦恼念处

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duàn zhū fán nǎo niàn chù
    duan4 zhu1 fan2 nao3 nian4 chu4
tuan chu fan nao nien ch`u
    tuan chu fan nao nien chu
 dan shobonnō nenjo
mindfulness of the elimination of afflictions

都邑聚落念處


都邑聚落念处

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dū yì jù luò niàn chù
    du1 yi4 ju4 luo4 nian4 chu4
tu i chü lo nien ch`u
    tu i chü lo nien chu
 toyūshuraku nenjo
mindfulness of positive the local town

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

This page contains 23 results for "念處" in Chinese and/or Japanese.



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