Vipassana or vipaśyanā literally means insight, insight into the nature of truth in Buddhism means that the detection method. Vipassana as a regular person applying Vipassi (vipasya) is called.
In a larger sense of Vipassana, samatha (Pali, Sanskrit: śamatha) is defined as one with Buddhist meditation, two kutpundan. Encountered in many disciplines such as yoga, Samatha, a focus, relaxation and calming meditation. Of insight that allows you to be effective in enhancing the concentration of the mind relax, as a preparation for vipassanā'ya welcome.
This distinction is sometimes "stopping and seeing," also referred to as. As stated, Buddhist practice, samatha tranquiling mind, but insight is uncomfortable initially understood in terms of how the mind, thus obtained prajñā and Jnana prevent disturbance of the mind again.
Vipassana, meditation techniques, the origin of Gautama Buddha'ya attributed to one of the oldest. Theravada context, requires insight on the existence of three marks. In the Mahayana tradition, the different sources, sunyata, dharmata, phenomena and space, clarity and space, or the joy and insight on a phenomenon referred to as space requires.
The term also refers to Theravada meditation methods, inspired, as the main technique of Vipassana and anapana adopts Sutta emphasizes the teachings of Vipassana also refers to a movement.
