Samatha-vipassanā

Also known as śamatha-vipaśyanā, Zhiguan

' (Pāli samatha Sanskrit: śamatha शमथ; ), "calm," "serenity," "tranquility of awareness," and ' (Pāli vipassanā; Sanskrit: vipaśyanā विपश्यना; Sinhala: ), literally "special, super (), seeing ()", are two qualities of the mind developed in tandem in Buddhist practice.

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Terminology
''Samatha''
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Origins and development
Early Buddhism
Disjunction of {{transliteration|pi|samatha}} and {{transliteration|pi|vipassanā}}
{{transliteration|pi|Theravāda}} and the {{transliteration|pi|vipassanā}} movement
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Objects of {{transliteration|pi|samatha}}-meditation
Signs and stages of joy in {{transliteration|pi|samatha}}-meditation
Variations in {{transliteration|pi|samatha}}
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{{transliteration|pi|Vipassanā}} movement
Stages of practice
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Criticism
Northern tradition
Mahāyāna
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Vipassana—{{transliteration|sa|prajñā}} and {{transliteration|sa|śūnyatā}}
East Asian Mahāyāna
Chinese Buddhism
Chan/Zen
Indo-Tibetan tradition
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Nine Stages of Tranquility
''Vipassana''
Mahāmudrā and Dzogchen
Similar practices in other religions
See also
Notes
References
Sources
External links

''' (Pāli samatha Sanskrit: śamatha शमथ; ), "calm," "serenity," "tranquility of awareness," and (Pāli vipassanā; Sanskrit: vipaśyanā विपश्यना; Sinhala: ), literally "special, super (), seeing ()", are two qualities of the mind developed in tandem in Buddhist practice.

In the Pāli Canon and the these qualities are not specific practices, but elements of "a single path," and are "fulfilled" with the development () of mindfulness () and meditation (Dhyana in Buddhism|) and other path-factors. While has a central role in the Buddhist path, is rarely mentioned separately, but is usually described along with .