It is the quintessential form of Buddhist meditation, attributed to Gautama Buddha, and described in several suttas, most notably the Ānāpānasati Sutta (MN 118). [note 1] Derivations of anāpānasati are common to Tibetan, Zen, Tiantai, and Theravada Buddhism as well as Western-based mindfulness programs.

The Anapanasati Sutta presents the mindfulness of breathing practice in sixteen steps, which are commonly divided into four tetrads (i.e., groups of four). The four tetrads and sixteen steps are listed below: First Tetrad 1. Breathing in a long breath, one …

Now on that occasion — the Uposatha day of the fifteenth, the full-moon night of the White Water-lily Month, the fourth month of the rains — the Blessed One was seated in the open air surrounded by the community of monks. Surveying the …

2022年12月28日 · A napanasati, or “mindfulness of breathing,” is among the Buddhist methods of mind training given most prominence in the Pali Canon. It was originally for his own use that the translator collected the material that follows from the Pali Canon and its commentaries.

Using the Anapanasati-sutta, the “Discourse on Mindfulness of Breathing In and Breathing Out,” as the primary source text, Bhikkhu Anālayo offers guided instructions presented in his text – Mindfulness of Breathing: A Practice Guide and Translations (Windhorse Publications, 2019).

Now on that occasion—the uposatha day of the fifteenth, the full-moon night of the Pavāraṇā ceremony—the Blessed One was seated in the open air surrounded by the Saṅgha of monks. Surveying the silent Saṅgha of monks, he addressed them: “Monks, I am content with this practice. I am content at heart with this practice.

In the Pali language of the Buddhist scriptures this practice called "Anapanasati" which means "mindfulness with in- breaths and out-breaths." The complete system of practice is described in the Pali texts and further explained in their

Anapanasati (Pali; Sanskrit anapanasmati), meaning "mindfulness of breathing" ("sati" means mindfulness; "anapana" refers to inhalation and exhalation), is a form of Buddhist meditation originally taught by Gautama Buddha in several suttas including the anapanasati Sutta.

The Ānāpānasati Sutta (Pāli; Skt. Ānāpānasmṛti Sūtra), "Discourse on Mindfulness of Breathing," is a discourse from the Pali Canon in which the Buddha describes a meditation technique based on remaining mindful of the process of breathing in and breathing out (anapanasati).

「安般守意」者是【安那般那．沙第 (AnaPana Sati)】之缩语，「安那」者为出息意，「般那」者为入息意，而「沙第」者译为守意，以意识心系缘在入出息上，而从事修行功夫！ 安那般那是一种呼吸相关的修行法门，这是 释迦牟尼佛 教他的儿子 罗睺罗 修学的法门，非常特殊。 梵语安那般那，安那是出息，般那是入息，安那般那就是一呼一吸。 安那般那在中国 天台宗 发展成为“六妙法门”，也叫“ 数息 ”。 “出息不随万缘，入息不居阴界”，这是呼吸的特殊性。 道家虽然没有安那般 …