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In Buddhism, kasiṇa (Pali; Sanskrit: ''kṛtsna'') refers to a class of basic visual objects of meditation. There are ten ''kasiṇa'' mentioned in the Pali Tipitaka:〔A.v.36, A.v.46-60, M.ii.14; D.iii.268, 290; Nett.89, 112; Dhs.202; Ps.i.6, 95〕 # earth (''paṭhavī kasiṇa''), # water (''āpo kasiṇa''), # fire (''tejo kasiṇa''), # air, wind (''vāyo kasiṇa''), # blue, green (''nīla kasiṇa''), # yellow (''pīta kasiṇa''), # red (''lohita kasiṇa''), # white (''odāta kasiṇa''), # enclosed space, hole, aperture (''ākāsa kasiṇa''), # bright light (''āloka kasiṇa''). The ''kasiṇa'' are typically described as a colored disk, with the particular color, properties, dimensions and medium often specified according to the type of kasiṇa. The earth kasiṇa, for instance, is a disk in a red-brown color formed by spreading earth or clay (or another medium producing similar color and texture) on a screen of canvas or another backing material. Kasiṇa meditation is a concentration meditation (variously known in different traditions as ''samatha'', ''dhyana'', or ''jhana'' meditations), intended to settle the mind of the practitioner and create a foundation for further practices of meditation. In the early stages of kasiṇa meditation, a physical object is used as the object of meditation, being focused upon by the practitioner until an eidetic image of the object forms in the practitioners mind. In more advanced levels of kasiṇa meditation, only a mental image of the kasiṇa is used as an object of meditation. Unlike the breath, Buddhist tradition indicates that some kasiṇa are not appropriate objects for certain higher levels of meditation, nor for meditation of the ''vipassana'' (insight) type. The ten kasiṇa are part of the forty ''kammatthana'': objects of meditation. They are described in detail by Buddhaghosa in the meditation section of the Visuddhimagga.〔Vism. 110, 117-169, 374〕 A survey of meditation techniques in the UK found that those who do kasiṇa practice form about 3-15% of total meditators〔Kruawan Sookcharoen (1998) ''Meditation: A Therapeutic Tool For Managing Stress'', unpublished M.Sc. Nursing Studies thesis (King’s College, London). 3% for kasiṇa alone, 15% if those practising the ''aloka kasiṇa'' practice of Dhammakaya meditation are included〕 Although practice with kasiṇas is associated with the Theravāda tradition, it appears to have been more widely known among various Buddhist schools in India at one time. Asanga makes reference to kasiṇas in the ''Samāhitabhūmi'' section of his ''Yogācārabhūmi''.〔''Buddhist Insight: Essays by Alex Wayman''. Motilal Banarsidass: 1984 ISBN 0-89581-041-7 pg 76〕 == References == 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「kasina」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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