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Nimitta

In Buddhism a Nimitta is a sign or mark by which objects are recognized. It refers to a general and relatively persistent characteristic in contrast to secondary characteristics. The apprehending of signs enables perception of objects and feeling tones, reinforcing ignorance and leading to suffering.

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Nimitta

Nodes16
Edges15
Triples18
Avg. degree1.88
Density0.125
Components1

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related to In Theravada · 8
Nimitta → In Theravada, It, Jhana, Perceiving, Theravada, These, Vimuttimagga, Visuddhimagga
related to Animitta · 4
Nimitta → Animitta, Liberation, Mahayana Buddhism, Three Gates
related to Yogacara school · 2
Nimitta → In Yogacara, Nimitta-bhaga
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Nimitta → sign or mark by which objects are recognized

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theravada refers signs objects sign ex buddhism treatises apprehending refer yogacara mahayana animitta also samadhi images stable believed mind delusion

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Nimittais asign or mark by which objects are recognized0.90text
the Visuddhimaggainstance ofIn TheravadaIn Theravada treatises0.80text
nimitta refers to mental images that arise during meditationinstance ofIn TheravadaIn Theravada treatises0.80text
the Vimuttimagga placed less emphasis on such visual nimitta than contemporary Theravada.Nimitta in Theravada treatisesinstance ofPerceiving with the senses without apprehending signs is central to the practice of sense restraint.It has been noted that earlier treatises0.80text
Nimittarelated to AnimittaAnimitta0.60section
Nimittarelated to AnimittaThree Gates0.60section
Nimittarelated to AnimittaLiberation0.60section
Nimittarelated to AnimittaMahayana Buddhism0.60section
Nimittarelated to In TheravadaIn Theravada0.60section
Nimittarelated to In TheravadaVisuddhimagga0.60section
Nimittarelated to In TheravadaThese0.60section
Nimittarelated to In TheravadaIt0.60section

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