Nimitta
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Nimitta (T. mtshan ma མཚན་མ་; C. xiang/ruixiang) is translated as "mark," "sign," "distinguishing characteristic," etc. It refers to the generic appearance of an object as distinct from its secondary characteristics. In the context of Theravada meditation practice it refers to an image that appears to the mind after developing a certain level of meditative concentration (dhyāna).
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