nimitta

[Sekha]

Nimitta seems to be one of those words having a broad range of significations.

Is it correct to translate it as 'object' when in the context of meditation (ex: refering to the satipatthanas)

[mikenz66]

Hi Dukkhanirodha,

Ven Nyanatiloka has a useful summary:
http://what-buddha-said.net/library/Bud ... tm#nimitta

As he point out, some of the meanings in the Suttas include "outward appearance" (number 3 in his list) and also "sense object" (his number 4), which I think is what you are referring to.

Mike

[Sekha]

very useful link. I didn't know this one

thank you