Asian Traditions of Meditation
University of Hawaii Press eBooks October 31, 2016 16 citations
Meditation has been integral to Asian civilizations since antiquity, shaping cultures in India and China. This volume presents the first comprehensive collection of studies on major Asian meditative traditions alongside scientific perspectives. It examines individual traditions—including Yoga, Tantra, Jainism, Sikhism, various Buddhist schools, Daoism, and Neo-Confucianism—from a global viewpoint, identifying both historical connections and cultural peculiarities. The book begins with definitions and classifications of meditation, then explores each tradition, and concludes with a chapter on modern scientific interest, which, though Western-focused, remains centered on practices of Asian origin. It aims to establish a framework for comparative meditation studies.