This term can mean both physical seclusion and a meditative state of withdrawal.

This term can mean both physical seclusion and a meditative state of withdrawal.

This term can mean both physical seclusion and a meditative state of withdrawal.

This term can mean both physical seclusion and a meditative state of withdrawal.

This term can mean both physical seclusion and a meditative state of withdrawal.

This term can mean both physical seclusion and a meditative state of withdrawal. It often refers specifically to the practice of calm abiding (śamatha) and special insight (vipaśyanā).

This term can mean both physical seclusion and a meditative state of withdrawal.

This term can mean both physical seclusion and a meditative state of withdrawal.

One of a number of lifestyles that Buddhist monks might adopt, it is particularly conducive to practicing meditation and is thus associated with monks who valued meditation as an integral part of their lives as ascetics. The Tibetan nang du yang dag ’jog pa can correspond to the Sanskrit pratisaṃlāyana or pratisaṁlīna.

Appearing in the Mahā­vyutpatti as a type of dhyāna, this term is used in The Hundred Deeds to signify a period of secluded meditation retreat.

This term can mean both physical seclusion and a meditative state of withdrawal.