Gatha (India)

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This article is about the Sanskrit and Prakrit verses. For the sacred hymns of Zarathushtra, see
Gathas
.

Gāthā is a

gatha.[2]

The stanzas of the

Buddhist
texts written in Prakrit are composed of gathas (or verses/stanzas).

Thus, gatha can mean any Prakrit and Pali

Theravāda Buddhism
are also specifically called gathas.

In contemporary Buddhist practice as popularized (and derived from the

Thich Nhat Hanh, a gatha is a verse recited (usually mentally, not aloud) in rhythm with the breath as part of mindfulness practice, either in daily life,[4][5] or as part of meditation or meditative study.[6]

See also

References

  1. ISBN 81-250-1453-5
    page 110
  2. ISBN 81-260-1194-7
    p. 1373
  3. ISBN 81-260-1194-7
    p. 1374
  4. ISBN 1-888375-02-7
    .
  5. ISBN 978-1577314417
    .
  6. ISBN 0-8070-1222-X

Gatha baani in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Page 1360-61

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