This paper examines the connection between Mahayana and Theravāda Buddhist meditation from the perspective of Chih-i's Moho chih-kuan摩訶止観and considers its differences and similarities from Buddhist meditation and Pure Land Buddhism. Although much scholarship has been devoted to the study of Chih-i's concept of meditation, relatively few works have been engaged in a comparative study of his theory of mediation and Theravāda understanding of meditation. This paper makes such an attempt in the light of works done by exceptional works by scholars such as Swanson, Groner and Habito. In this paper, we examine why Chih-i used the term ＂chihi-kuan＂ 止観and what practical implications it may have for meditators, what the philosophical background of chih-kuan is, followed by a consideration of the differences and similarities with the concept of meditation in Theravāda Buddhism.
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INTRODUCTION 17 SAMATHA AND VIPASSANA IN THE MO-HO CHIH-KUAN 18 THE AIM OF MEDITATION ACCORDING TO CHIH-I: THE THREEFOLD TRUTHS 20 SAMATHA AND VIPASSANA IN THERAVĀDA BUDDHISM 21 SAMATHA AND VIPASSANA IN PURE LAND BUDDHISM 22 INDIAN SOURCES 23 REVISITING THE SCHOLAR DEBATE ON ŚAMATHA AND VIPASSANĀ 24 CONCLUSION 25
