bhāvanā
Bhāvanā,(f.) [fr.bhāveti,or fr.bhāva in meaning of bhāva 2,cp.Class.Sk.bhāvanā] producing,dwelling on something,putting one’s thoughts to,application,developing by means of thought or meditation,cultivation by mind,culture.-- See on term Dhs.trsl 261 (=2 240); Expos.I.217 (=DhsA.163); Cpd.207 n.2.‹-› Cp.pari°,vi°,sam°.-- Vin.I,294 (indriya°); D.III,219 (three:kāya°,citta°,paññā°),221,225,285,291; S.I,48; Dh.73,301; J.I,196 (mettā°); III,45 (id.); Nd1 143 (saññā°); Nett 91 (samatha-vipassanaṁ); Vbh.12,16 sq.,199,325; Vism.130 (karaṇa,bhāvanā,rakkhaṇa; here bh.=bringing out,keeping in existence),314 (karuṇā°),317 (upekkhā°); Miln.25 (°ṁ anuyuñjati); Sdhp.15,216,233,451.
--ânuyoga application to meditation Vbh.244,249.--ārāma joy of or pleasure in self culture A.II,28.--bala power to increase the effect of meditation,power of self-culture A.I,52; D.III,213.--maya accomplished by culture practice; brought into existence by practice (of cultured thought),cp.Cpd.207.D.III,218,219; Nett 8; with dānamaya & sīlamaya at It.19,51; Vbh.135,325.--vidhāna arrangement of process of culture DhsA.168=Vism.122.(Page 503)