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Vicara (Sanskrit( विचार) and Pali, also ''vicāra''; Tibetan phonetic: ''chöpa'') is a Sanskrit term that is translated as "discernment", "sustained thinking", etc. It is an essential element of ''dhyana'', meditation, both in the Buddhist and the Hindu traditions. In the Theravada tradition, it is defined as the sustained application of the mind on an object.〔(Bhikkhu Bodhi (2003), pp. 56-57 )〕 In the Mahayana tradition, vicara is defined as a mental factor that scrutinizes finely to discern the specific details.〔Guenther (1975), Kindle Locations 1030-1033.〕〔Kunsang (2004), p. 30.〕 In Hinduism, it is part of Patanjali's ''Samprajatna samadhi'', and also well known as ''atma-vichara'' or self-inquiry. ==Etymology== ''Vicara'', also ''Vichāra'' (Sanskrit: विचार) means "deliberation." Its roots are: * वि , a prefix to verbs and nouns it expresses; * चर्, to move, roam, obtain knowledge of. It is the faculty of discrimination between right and wrong; it is deliberation about cause and effect, and the final analysis. This Sanskrit word, ''Vichāra'', does not have a corresponding word in English. 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「Vicara」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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