The first type of Buddhist meditation is Samatha meditation. In the lanugage of the eightfol path samadi is "right concentration." This makes the primary means of cultivating samadhi is meditation. During the development of samadhi ones mind becomes purified of defilement, calm, tranquil, and luminous. As soon as the meditator achieves a strong powerful concentration there mind becomes ready to penetrate and gain insight into the ultimate nature of reality, eventually obtaining release from all of there surrfering. This cultivation of mindfulness becomes essential to mental concentration, which is needed to achieve insight. The meditation process begins from the being mindful of an object or idea, which is expanded to one's body, mind and entire surroundings, leading to a state of total concentration and tranquility. There are many different ways to practise this meditation, from sitting cross-legged or kneeling to chanting or even walking. But the most common method includes concentrate on ones breath.
One Interesting symbol: Buddhist flag
A recent symbol of buddhism is the Buddhist flag.
It was designed in 1880 by Colenel Henry Steele Olcott an American journalist. It was first used in 1885 in Sri Lank and is a symbol that represent faith and peace, and is used throughout the worldto represent Buddhism. The five colours of the flag represent the colours of the aura that emanted from the body of the Buddha when he attained Enlightement.
The colours of the flag are represent here with this image.
| Blue: Loving kindness, peace and universal compassion |
| Yellow:The Middle Path - avoiding extremes, emptiness |
| Red:Blessings of practice - achievement, wisdom, virtue, fortune and dignity |
| White: Purity of Dharma - it leads to liberation, outside of time or space |
| Orange:The Buddha's Teaching - wisdom Works Cited
"Buddhist Symbols." Buddhist Symbols. Web. 29 Nov. 2015.
Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation. Web. 29 Nov. 2015.
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