One of well-known meditation practises in Thailand that will be explained here is "Luangpuh Mun's samatha-vipassana", generally known as 'Buddho Meditation' (ภาวนาพุทโธ) in Thailand. This technique is classified as Anapanasati, mindfulness on the breath, together with mental recitation of the Buddha' name "Bud-dho". Mentally you recite 'bud' on the inhalation and 'dho' for the exhalation. Buddho means "Awakened One". The purpose of using the word "Buddho" along with the breath is a technique that helps the mind focus easily on one-pointedness. First of all, the practitioners of this method should practise samatha to calm the mind. Then they begin to practise vipassana by using the calmed mind to concentrate on the reality of all things truly as they are. One important element of this technique that practitioners should do before trying out meditating is to investigate the body as the compound of the four elements and the Five Aggregates. Observe your thoughts regarding the body as a desirable thing to cling to, as impermanence and non-self. Contemplate the body like this until the mind accepts these realities. It is easier if the practitioner attains a concentration first and then investigates the body.Luang Phu Mun's Samatha - Vipassana Meditation
