TY - JOUR AU - Nemeth, Norbert PY - 2018/06/30 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Meditation Without Stages: A Study on the Concept of Directedness in Mahāyāna Buddhism JF - The Journal of International Association of Buddhist Universities (JIABU) JA - JIABU VL - 11 IS - 3 SE - Research Article DO - UR - https://so06.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/Jiabu/article/view/219111 SP - 165-179 AB - <p>Meditation gives the basic criteria or circumstances which meditation can be developed<br>from, and without them there is no opportunity for any progress. The second phase is the<br>meditative path itself which usually includes successive stages, and might vary according<br>to the type of meditation. And fi nally, the result or fruit of meditation is the achievement<br>of the process, and it does not necessarily mean enlightenment itself, but the realization of<br>the aim of the given meditation.<br>Undoubtedly, the scheme mentioned above is underlined on the general rules of<br>logic, and might present a habitual idea about one of the basic types of meditation which<br>is suitable for being named as ‘meditation with stages’. In spite of this familiar pattern,<br>among some Buddhist lineages, particularly in Mahāyāna Zen or Tibetan Buddhist schools,<br>one could encounter the term ‘meditation without stages’, which might require a different<br>line of thought.</p><p>&nbsp;</p> ER -