Vipassanā
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Vipassanā (Pāli) or vipaśyanā (विपश्यना, Sanskrit) in the Buddhist tradition means insight into the true nature of reality. A regular practitioner of Vipassana is known as a Vipassi (vipaśyin). Vipassana is one of the world's most ancient techniques of sitting meditation, the inception of which is attributed to Gautama Buddha. It is a practice of self-transformation through self-observation and introspection to the extent that sitting with a steadfast mind becomes an active experience of change and impermanence. In English, vipassanā meditation is often referred to simply as "insight meditation".
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See also
- Ānāpāna
- Atthakavagga and Parayanavagga
- Buddhism
- Buddhist meditation
- Global Vipassana Pagoda
- Meditation
- Monastic silence
- Samatha
- Satipatthana
- Tipitaka
- Upasana
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