Vipaśyanā (Buddhism)

URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85143718
- info:lc/authorities/sh85143718
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh85143718#concept
Instance Of
Scheme Membership(s)
- Library of Congress Subject Headings
Collection Membership(s)
- LCSH Collection - Authorized Headings
- LCSH Collection - General Collection
Variants
- Insight (Buddhism)
- Vipassanā (Buddhism)
Broader Terms
Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
- http://stitch.cs.vu.nl/vocabularies/rameau/ark:/12148/cb119669946
Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
- http://d-nb.info/gnd/4265083-5
Sources
- found: A dictionary of Buddhism, c1972 ("Vipassanā (Pali)/Vipas̄yanā (Sanskrit buddhist term, usually translated 'inward vision', 'insight'...))
- found: Snelling, J. The Buddhist handbook, c1987: p. 62 (In basic Buddhist meditation, two elements are usually identified 1) Samatha - tranquility, 2) Vipassanā - insight")
LC Classification
- BQ5630.V5
Change Notes
- 2003-07-09: new
- 2004-02-17: revised

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