Samatha and Sampatti

Samatha and samapatti are two important concepts in Buddhist meditation. Samatha is the practice of calming the mind, while samapatti is the state of deep concentration that results from samatha. This text discusses the difference between samatha and samapatti, and how they are related to each other.

Questions

• What is the difference between samatha and samapatti?
• How are samatha and samapatti related to each other?
• What are the four stages of samapatti?

Answers

• Samatha is the practice of calming the mind, while samapatti is the state of deep concentration that results from samatha.
• Samatha and samapatti are related to each other in that samapatti is the result of samatha.
• The four stages of samapatti are:
  • Samapatti of samatha
  • Samatha of samatha
  • Samapatti of samapatti
  • Samatha of samapatti