Four Foundations of Mindfulness

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The Four Foundations of Mindfulness is a core Buddhist framework that systematically trains awareness of the body, feelings, mind, and mental phenomena to cultivate insight and liberation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist doctrinal framework
contemplative training
insight meditation framework
meditation system
aimsAt insight (vipassanā)
liberation from suffering
realization of impermanence
realization of non-self
realization of unsatisfactoriness
associatedWith Noble Eightfold Path NERFINISHED
Right Mindfulness NERFINISHED
satī (mindfulness)
component mindfulness of feelings
mindfulness of mental phenomena
mindfulness of mind
mindfulness of the body
coreText Mahāsatipaṭṭhāna Sutta NERFINISHED
Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta NERFINISHED
describedAs direct path for the purification of beings
path for overcoming sorrow and lamentation
path for the realization of Nibbāna
describedBy Gautama Buddha NERFINISHED
emphasizesQuality clear comprehension
investigation of phenomena
non-reactivity
present-moment awareness
hasCanonicalLanguage Pali NERFINISHED
hasCanonicalTerm Cattāro Satipaṭṭhānā NERFINISHED
Satipaṭṭhāna NERFINISHED
influences contemporary insight meditation (vipassanā) movements
modern mindfulness-based interventions
PaliNameOfComponent cittānupassanā
dhammānupassanā NERFINISHED
kāyānupassanā
vedanānupassanā
practiceType contemplation in four domains
systematic observation of experience
relatedConcept Four Noble Truths NERFINISHED
Seven Factors of Awakening
Three Characteristics of Existence
scripturalCollection Dīgha Nikāya NERFINISHED
Majjhima Nikāya NERFINISHED
tradition Early Buddhism NERFINISHED
Mahāyāna Buddhism NERFINISHED
Theravāda Buddhism NERFINISHED
Vajrayāna Buddhism NERFINISHED
translatedAs Four Applications of Mindfulness
Four Establishments of Mindfulness NERFINISHED
Four Foundations of Mindfulness NERFINISHED

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