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单词 vipassana
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vipassanan.

Brit. /vɪˈpasənə/, U.S. /vəˈpɑsənə/, /viˈpɑsənə/
Forms: 1600s vipisana, 1800s vipassanan (rare and irregular), 1800s– vipassana, 1900s– vipasana.
Origin: A borrowing from Pali. Etymon: Pali vipassanā.
Etymology: < Pali vipassanā, literally ‘discernment’ < vipas- to discern ( < Sanskrit vipaś- : see vipashyana n.) + -anā, suffix forming abstract nouns.The form vipassanan probably originated as an error.
Buddhism.
Esp. in Theravada Buddhism: a form of meditation practised with the intention of achieving direct personal insight into the truth of Buddhist teachings; the insight achieved by this. Contrasted with samatha n. Cf. vipashyana n. and insight meditation n.Also as a modifier, as in vipassana meditation, vipassana practice, etc.rare before mid 19th cent.In Mahayana Buddhism the related term vipashyana n. is typically used.
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1688 tr. G. Tachard Relation Voy. Siam vi. 301 There are certain Talapoins amongst them who have embraced a State of life called Vipisana [Fr. appellé Vipasana]. Nothing can be more Austere, they observe perpetual silence, always appli'd to the Contemplation of Divine things, and they have the Reputation of being great Saints.
1866 J. D'Alwis tr. Attanagalū-vansa x. 117 One of the Mahà theras..sat in a vacant space,..and whilst engaged in meditation, was absorbed in the Vipassanan, and attained the sanctified status of arahanta, filling the sky with the noise of the earth.
1951 H. E. Musson tr. J. Evola Doctrine of Awakening i. 9 Beyond this there is an unshakable calm–samatha–which is associated with knowledge–vipassanā–and which then leads to ‘liberation’.
1990 T. H. Rawls Small Places ii. 32 Zen meditation, vipassana meditation and more.
2003 B. Wagner Still Holding iii. 191 Lisanne had begun to study vipassana in earnest, meeting regularly with a Westside group.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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