Early Monastic Buddhism v1.c15.s2.1

v1.c15.s2.1

Next to physical, the discipline that is expected of the followers of a religion is mental, which is generally known as *dhyāna* (= Pāli *jhāna*) and *samādhi*. In Buddhism, mental discipline does not necessarily imply only concentration of mind, as will be evident from the three terms that have been used in speaking of it in the formulae of the eightfold path, *viz.*,