The Influence of An Shigao on Mindfulness Breathing Meditation in Eastern Han China
…octrine into Chinese. According to the Chu sanzang ji ji 出三藏記集 (hereafter CSZJ) compiled by Sengyou 僧祐 (445–518 AD) An Shigao was not only particularly proficient in the Abhidharma but he was also able…
This paper examines An Shigao's role in introducing the Indian mindfulness breathing meditation technique, ānāpānasmṛti, into Eastern Han China. The phrase「息中具有四大。 而心在中」suggests that the mind should f