 |
| Part of a series on |
| Buddhism |
|---|
 |
.svg){kind=small}
| Part of a series on |
| Mindfulness |
|---|
 |
 Category |
Anussati (Pāli; Sanskrit: Anusmṛti; Chinese: 隨念; pinyin: suíniàn; Tibetan: རྗེས་སུ་དྲན་པ, Wylie: rjes su dran pa) means "recollection," "contemplation," "remembrance," "meditation", and "mindfulness".[1][2] It refers to specific Buddhist meditational or devotional practices, such as recollecting the sublime qualities of the Buddha, which lead to mental tranquillity and abiding joy. In various contexts, the Pali literature and Sanskrit Mahayana sutras emphasise and identify different enumerations of recollections.
Anussati may also refer to meditative attainments, such as the ability to recollect past lives (pubbenivāsānussati), also called causal memory.[a]
- ^ Rhys Davids & Stede (1921), p. 45, "Anussati".
- ^ Fischer-Schreiber, Ehrhard & Diener (1991), p. 10.
- ^ Anālayo (2006), p. 47.
- ^ Thanissaro (1998).
Cite error: There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or {{efn}} templates on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} template or {{notelist}} template (see the help page).