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Meditation Techniques from An Shigao's Teachings DIRI Journal หน้า 125

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This text delves into meditation practices from An Shigao’s works, particularly highlighting the Anban shouyi jing, a crucial scripture translated from Sanskrit. The sutra emphasizes mindfulness of breathing and includes teachings on four objects of contemplation, the meditation on the five sense organs, the seven aids to enlightenment, and the eightfold noble path, providing a comprehensive view of Buddhist meditation methodologies. For further details, visit dmc.tv.

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-Meditation techniques
-Key terms in meditation
-Buddhist scriptures
-Mindfulness practices
-An Shigao's influence on meditation

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breathing in, and count two at the end of breathing out. If you count any other number than two when it should be two, start counting over from one. If you count any other number than nine when it should be nine, start counting over from one.32 According to Shi Guo Huei the word shu 数 is a key term that we can use to identify the kind of meditation associated with An Shigao. Textual evidence for meditation in An Shigao’s corpus and in the Anban shouyi jing 安般守意經。 The Anban shouyi jing 安般守意經 (hereafter ABSYJ)33 is a meditation text and is one of the most influential scriptures translated by An Shigao from a Sanskrit text named Anāpānasmrti-sūtra, or the “Great Mindfulness of Breathing Sutra”.34 The full title of this text in the Taisho Tripiṭaka is Foshou Da Anban shouyi jing 佛說大安般守意經 T602.35 In addition to mindfulness breathing, the sutra also explains other basic Buddhist meditation practices such as si nian chu “四念處” “the four objects of contemplation”, wu gen 五根 “the meditation on the five sense organs”, qi jue zhi七覺支“the seven aid to the enlightenment”, and ba zhengdao八正道“the eight fold noble path”.36

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