Vitarka
Sign in to saveIn Buddhism, vitarka (; ; ), "applied thought,"(initial) inquiry," and vicāra ( and ; ), "investigating what has been focused on by vitakka, are qualities or elements of the first dhyāna or jhāna.
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- Etymology
- Mental factors in meditation
- Investigation
- Commentatorial tradition
- Normal process of discursive thought
- Yogacara
- Vitarka Mudrā
- See also
- Notes
- References
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In Buddhism, vitarka (; ; ), "applied thought,"(initial) inquiry," and vicāra ( and ; ), "investigating what has been focused on by vitakka, are qualities or elements of the first dhyāna or jhāna.
In the Pali canon, Vitakka-vicāra form one expression, which refers to directing one's thought or attention on an object (vitarka) and investigating it (vicāra), "breaking it down into its functional components" to understand it [and] distinguishing the multitude of conditioning factors implicated in a phenomenal event."
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