Concept

Bhavana

Overview

concept in Buddhism, signifying contemplation and spiritual cultivation

Overview adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for authors).

Philosophers who discussed Bhavana

• The Buddha

Related ideas

• Contemplation
• Samadhi
• Jainism
• Buddhist meditation
• Majjhima Nikāya
• Aṅguttara Nikāya
• Bhagavad Gita
• Sanskrit
• Pali Canon
• Dhyana in Buddhism
• Vyasa
• Theravada
• Pali
• Krishna
• Buddhists
• Satipatthana
• Matthieu Ricard
• Nettipakaraṇa
• Metta Sutta

Place in the tradition

Part of Buddhist philosophy.

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