Tranquility (Shamatha)

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:meditation
gptkbp:aimsTo Calm the mind
gptkbp:cause Concentration (Samadhi)
gptkbp:contrastsWith Vipassana (Insight meditation)
gptkbp:goal Freedom from distraction
Mental tranquility
gptkbp:hasPaliName gptkb:Samatha
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tranquility (Shamatha)
gptkbp:involves gptkb:Mindfulness_of_breathing
Focused attention
Single-pointedness
gptkbp:mentionedIn gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Visuddhimagga
gptkb:Lamrim_texts
gptkbp:nameInSanskrit Śamatha
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:practicedIn gptkb:Mahayana_Buddhism
gptkb:Theravada_Buddhism
Buddhist monk
Tibetan Buddhism
Lay practitioners
gptkbp:prerequisite Vipassana (Insight meditation)
gptkbp:relatedTo Calm abiding
Jhana (Meditative absorption)
gptkbp:teaches Stabilizing the mind
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Practice_of_Tranquility_and_Insight
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6