Seven Factors of Awakening
In Buddhism, the Seven Factors of Awakening are:Mindfulness. To maintain awareness of reality, in particular the teachings (dhamma).
Investigation of the nature of reality.
Energy also determination, effort
Joy or rapture
Relaxation or tranquility of both body and mind
Concentration (samādhi) a calm, one-pointed state of mind, or "bringing the buried latencies or samskaras into full view"
Equanimity. To accept reality as-it-is (yathā-bhuta) without craving or aversion.
Monk meditating beside Sirikit Dam in Thailand.
Buddhist meditation is the practice of meditation in Buddhism. The closest words for meditation in the classical languages of Buddhism are bhāvanā and jhāna/dhyāna.
Buddha Shakyamuni meditating in the lotus position, India, Bihar, probably Kurkihar, Pala dynasty, c. 1000 AD, black stone - Östasiatiska museet, Stockholm, Sweden
The early Buddhist tradition also taught other meditation postures, such as the standing posture and the lion posture performed lying down on one side.
Buddhaghosa with three copies of Visuddhimagga, Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara
The modern Thai Forest Tradition advocates practicing in the wilderness.