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[[四無色定]]・[[四空定]]・[[四空処定]] (Jpn [[shi-mushiki-jo]], [[shi-ku-jo]], or [[shi-kusho-jo]] ) | [[四無色定]]・[[四空定]]・[[四空処定]] (Jpn [[shi-mushiki-jo]], [[shi-ku-jo]], or [[shi-kusho-jo]] ) | ||
| − | Four levels of | + | [[Four levels of meditation]] leading to the [[four realms of the world of formlessness]]. |
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| + | They are intended to enable one to gain [[release]] from the bonds and limitations of [[matter]] and [[deliverance]] from all [[thought]] of [[matter]]. | ||
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| + | The [[four realms of the world of formlessness]] are, in ascending [[order]] of [[quality]], | ||
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| + | the [[Realm of Boundless Empty Space]], | ||
| + | the [[Realm of Boundless Consciousness]], | ||
| + | the [[Realm of Nothingness]], and | ||
| + | the [[Realm of Neither Thought Nor No Thought]]. | ||
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| + | By practicing the [[four meditations on formlessness]], one can be [[reborn]] among these four [[realms]]. | ||
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| + | The deeper the [[meditation]], the higher the [[realm]] one attains upon [[rebirth]]. The [[four levels of meditation]] are named for their four corresponding [[realms]]. | ||
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| + | The first [[meditation]], which leads to [[rebirth]] in the [[Realm of Boundless Empty Space]], is called [[meditation]] on the [[Realm of Boundless Empty Space]], | ||
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| + | the second [[meditation]] is called [[meditation]] on the [[Realm of Boundless Consciousness]], and so on. | ||
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| + | The [[four realms of the world of formlessness]] are often interpreted as the [[levels of awareness]] that these [[four meditations]] enable their practitioners to attain. | ||
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Latest revision as of 00:29, 3 October 2015
four meditations on formlessness
四無色定・四空定・四空処定 (Jpn shi-mushiki-jo, shi-ku-jo, or shi-kusho-jo )
Four levels of meditation leading to the four realms of the world of formlessness.
They are intended to enable one to gain release from the bonds and limitations of matter and deliverance from all thought of matter.
The four realms of the world of formlessness are, in ascending order of quality,
the Realm of Boundless Empty Space,
the Realm of Boundless Consciousness,
the Realm of Nothingness, and
the Realm of Neither Thought Nor No Thought.
By practicing the four meditations on formlessness, one can be reborn among these four realms.
The deeper the meditation, the higher the realm one attains upon rebirth. The four levels of meditation are named for their four corresponding realms.
The first meditation, which leads to rebirth in the Realm of Boundless Empty Space, is called meditation on the Realm of Boundless Empty Space,
the second meditation is called meditation on the Realm of Boundless Consciousness, and so on.
The four realms of the world of formlessness are often interpreted as the levels of awareness that these four meditations enable their practitioners to attain.
