IGBOSCHOLARS INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF IGBO SCHOLARS FORUM, NIGERIA

Misinterpretations and misconceptions regarding ‘bh?van?’ prevail among many people in the contemporary society. The word ‘meditation’ is a very poor substitute for the original term bh?vana which means mind development. According to the Early Buddhist discourses, bh?van?, in its pragmatic sense as a whole, is arising, association, application and development of wholesome thoughts (kusalacitta). Hence, this research article exposes in analysis the central and overall theme of bh?van? in order to dispel its misconceptions for a practical initiation of mental development in quotidian life.

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