kAyagatAsati, prior to the Pali canon?

[Guest guest]

The kAyagatAsati is a 'Buddhist meditation' on the 32 constituent

parts of the human body.

 

Prior to buddhaghosa (d. ca. 500), who expounds upon its

method in the visuddhimagga, the kAyagatAsati was mentioned

or referred to in the sutta-piTaka and in the abhidhamma-piTaka

(viz., the aGguttara-nikAya, the vibhaGga, and perhaps others).

 

Query: I am interested in finding out if there are 'like-meditations'

on the human body, which predate the Pali canon.

 

Thanks in advance,

 

Tim Lighthiser

[Guest guest]

>Dear Mr Tim Lighthiser,

In indian tantras also there are so many books ,which teaches how to

meditate on various parts of body.One of the most ancient book is

named"Maha kaal samhitaa"sub title"guhyakali khanda",it gives details

of many classes of "nyaasas",on varios parts of body,it also

indicates the relation between body parts "Mahabhutah",sidhhis,deties

etc..

spsharma

 

 

 

 

 

 

INDOLOGY, "lighthisertim" <lighthisertim> wrote:

> The kAyagatAsati is a 'Buddhist meditation' on the 32 constituent

> parts of the human body.

>

> Prior to buddhaghosa (d. ca. 500), who expounds upon its

> method in the visuddhimagga, the kAyagatAsati was mentioned

> or referred to in the sutta-piTaka and in the abhidhamma-piTaka

> (viz., the aGguttara-nikAya, the vibhaGga, and perhaps others).

>

> Query: I am interested in finding out if there are 'like-

meditations'

> on the human body, which predate the Pali canon.

>

> Thanks in advance,

>

> Tim Lighthiser