Buddhist meditation Key Terms Key Terms

| English | Pali | Sanskrit | Chinese | Tibetan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| insight / contemplation | vipassanā | vipaśyanā | 観 (guān) | lhakthong (lhag mthong) |
| meditative concentration | samādhi | samādhi | 三昧 (sānmèi) | tendzin (ting nge dzin) |
| meditative absorption | jhāna | dhyāna | 禪 ( chán ) | samten (bsam gtan) |
| cultivation | bhāvanā | bhāvanā | 修行 (xiūxíng) | gompa (sgom pa) |
| cultivation of analysis | — | *vicāra-bhāvanā | — | chegom (dpyad sgom) |
| cultivation of settling | — | *sthāpya-bhāvanā | — | jokgom (`jog sgom) |