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Mental cultivation (meditation) in Buddhism

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Kedar Nath Dwivedi
Kedar Nath Dwivedi*
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Northampton NN1 2PG
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Buddhism started in India in the 6th century BC. It is not a faith, but a way of life that includes maintaining virtuous and moral conduct (Sila), improving the concentration of the mind (Samadhi) and developing insight or wisdom (Panna).

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 18 , Issue 8 , August 1994 , pp. 503 - 504
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