< Issue No. 3 (2007)Article
Early Buddhist Practice of Meditation
Warnasuriya, Kottegoda S., University of the West
Abstract
The practice of meditation is an essential part of the Buddhist path leading to emancipation. This brief essay outlines the fundamentals of meditation, as understood by the Theravada tradition, in its two aspects: samatha (calming) and vipassanā (insight). The discussion is based exclusively on Pāli texts with little input from the author himself.