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Original language terms before mention or English translation are acceptable. A sutra titled for establishing this concept is often used to support one school’s idea of a “dry” form of meditation, de-emphasizing the concept of samatha, or tranquility. Fourteen trainings in this concept are used by the Order of Interbeing. A sutra titled for establishing this concept discusses postures of the body and lists nine contemplations of corpses in the charnel grounds. In books like the Miracle of [this concept], which is the first of the seven factors for awakening, (*) Thich Nhat Hanh helped popularize it in the West. (-5[1])The insight meditation taught by Vipassana derives from a sutra titled for establishing (-5[1])this concept. This namesake concept is elaborated upon in a sutra which focuses on the duration of breathing. For 10 points, (-5[1])the Buddhist concept of sati is often translated into English as what (0[1])term, used in the wellness industry to describe awareness of the present moment? ■END■ (10[2])

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