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Buddhānusmṛti (Sanskrit; Pali: ''buddhānussaṭi''), meaning "buddha-mindfulness", is a common Buddhist practice in all Buddhist traditions which involves meditating with a buddha as the meditation subject. ==Theravada== In all Theravada countries chanting, devotion (''bhatti'') and worship (puja) is a big part of lay and monastic Buddhist practice, and devotional chants which praise the qualities of the Buddha are widely used.〔Ajahn Punnadhammo, Chanting the "Mirror of the Dhamma"; http://www.budsas.org/ebud/ebdha301.htm.〕 Buddhānussaṭi is considered one of the four "Guardian meditations",〔U Pandita (2006), The State of Mind Called Beautiful, Boston: Wisdom Publications, page 16.〕 as well as part of the "Ten Recollections" and the "forty meditation subjects" (Kammaṭṭhāna) which also includes recollection of the Dharma, Sangha, morality, generosity and Devas. According to Thanissaro Bhikkhu, recollection of the Buddha is meant to "induce a sense of joy and confidence (''pasada'') in the practice" that "can bring the mind to concentration and cleanse it of defilement."〔Thanissaro Bhikkhu, (A Meditator's Tools A Study Guide on the Ten Recollections ), 1999.〕 In the Pali Nikayas' mention of the ten recollections, Buddhānussaṭi is defined thus: The most widely used meditation text in Theravada Buddhism, the Visuddhimagga uses the following 'Buddhānussaṭi Gatha' for contemplation of the Buddha's nine qualities (''Nava Guna''): Buddhagosa's exposition in the Visuddhimagga states that this practice endows one with confidence, mindfulness, understanding and merit. He also states that the practitioner "comes to feel as if he were living in the Master's presence."〔McMahan, David; Empty Vision: Metaphor and Visionary Imagery in Mahayana Buddhism, RoutledgeCurzon, 2002. pg 149.〕 According to the 'Netti Sutta' of the Abhidhamma Pitaka a yogin who wishes to practice Buddhānussaṭi can use Buddha statues to practice.〔Angulimalo (2008), Anussati: the Recollections. with Quotes from the Pali Canon and Forest Tradition of Theravada Buddhism, Lulu.com〕 In the Tantric Theravada tradition, practices also include Buddha-mindfulness visualizations. Dhammakaya meditation which was influenced by this Southern tantric tradition, uses the visualization of a clear crystal Buddha image at the center of the body and the repetition of the mantra ''Sammā-Arahaṃn.'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Buddhānusmṛti」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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