A practice common to all Buddhist traditions that involves taking a buddha such as the Buddha Śākyamuni or Amitābha as one’s meditative object. Pali buddhānussati.First of the ten mindfulnesses (Tib. rjes su dran pa bcu, Skt. daśānusmṛti). One of six mindfulnesses mentioned in The Questions of the Nāga King Anavatapta.

First of the ten recollections.

The Sanskrit term buddhānusmṛti (Pali buddhānussati), meaning “mindfulness or recollection of the Buddha,” is a common practice in all Buddhist traditions that involves taking a buddha such as the Buddha Śākyamuni or Amitābha as one’s meditative object.

The practice of recollecting the Buddha is common in all Buddhist traditions and involves taking a buddha such as Śākyamuni or Amitābha as one’s meditative object. The practice typically involves recollecting the qualities of a buddha, reciting their epithets, recalling their image, and so forth.