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játaka

N Chronicles of Buddha's past lives.

játarúpa

N [Gold and golden objects].

játi

F [Rebirth]. The fact to take rebirth.

jhána

N Particular state of mind in which consciousness does focus on a single object or no object at all. The jhána is the outcome of a pure concentration obtained by focusing the mind on a single object.

There do exist forty different meditative supports meant for the one pointedness of mind. We do distinguish two types of jhánas, which do comprise each four different levels that can be experienced according to the profundity of mental concentration. In the first category (rúpa jhána), consciousness is locked into a single object. In the second category (arúpa jhána), only consciousness does remain, devoid of any object.