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The 11 pages that link to Samatha, each with the reason it gives.

• TheravadaRelated: Concentration supports the mental stability used in Theravada contemplative training.

• NirvanaRelated: Concentration steadies the mind for insight into the causes of suffering.

• VipassanaCompared with: Samatha foregrounds mental tranquility, while Vipassana investigates the changing nature of experience.

• Four Noble TruthsRelated: Calm and concentration support the mental discipline cultivated on the path.

• Buddhist meditationBroader topic: It develops the mental stability that supports deeper contemplative investigation.

• SamadhiCompared with: Its cultivation of collectedness overlaps with Buddhist uses of samadhi.

• ZazenCompared with: Its explicit emphasis on calming attention differs from zazen's varied Zen instructions.

• VisuddhimaggaRelated: It describes the calming practice used to establish concentration.

• Enlightenment in BuddhismRelated: Concentration steadies the mind for insight, though calm alone is not awakening.

• SōtōCompared with: Its deliberate cultivation of concentration differs from shikantaza's open, non-goal-directed sitting.

• Samatha-vipassanāBroader topic: It names the tranquility cultivated within this paired approach.