Bridging the Gap Between Sīla and Samādhi: The Role of Mindfulness in Pre-Meditative Practice
Mindfulness September 1, 2024 Aviran Ben-David
AbstractThis article explores the dynamic aspect of sīla, which entails divergent constructions of the moral practice in the schemes of the path in the Pāli canonical and post-canonical texts. In early Buddhist tradition, sīla is usually defined as the moral discipline consisting of three factors of the Eightfold Path (Right Speech, Right Action, and Right Livelihood), corresponding with varied...