Where does “anapanasati” come from?
anapanasati (Indonesian) comes from Pali ānāpānasati, from Sanskrit आनापानस्मृति, from Sanskrit स्मृति — remembrance, reminiscence, thinking of or upon (+locative or compound), memory, calling to mind.
anapanasati (Indonesian): the act of paying attention to the breath. It is the quintessential form of Buddhist meditation, attributed to Gautama Buddha, and described in several suttas, most notably the Ānāpānasati Sutta (MN 118)
Definitions
- the act of paying attention to the breath. It is the quintessential form of Buddhist meditation, attributed to Gautama Buddha, and described in several suttas, most notably the Ānāpānasati Sutta (MN 118)
Ancestry of “anapanasati”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pali | ānāpānasati | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | आनापानस्मृति | mindfulness of breathing a meditation exercise |
| 3 | Sanskrit | स्मृति | remembrance, reminiscence, thinking of or upon (+locative or compound), memory, calling to mind |