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7. Right Mindfulness / Right Memory / Perfect Mindfulness

Samyak Smriti / Samyak Smrti / Samma Sati

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zhèng niàn

sei nen

정념

7. Right Mindfulness / Right Memory / Perfect Mindfulness Scroll

正念 is one of the Noble Eightfold Paths of Buddhism. Right Mindfulness, along with Right Effort and Right Concentration, constitute the path to Concentration or Perfect Thought.

Right Mindfulness is about remaining focused on one's body, feelings, mind, and mental qualities. It's also about being ardent, aware, and mindful, and supposes that you've already put aside worldly desire and aversion.

Monk Bhikkhu Bodhi described this as “The mind is deliberately kept at the level of bare attention, a detached observation of what is happening within us and around us in the present moment.” When practicing right mindfulness, the mind is trained to remain in the present, open, quiet, and alert, contemplating the present event.

Another definition: Ongoing mindfulness of body, feelings, thinking, and objects of thought.

This term is exclusively used by devout Buddhists. It is not a common term, and is remains an unknown concept to most Japanese and Chinese people.

Hon Sha Ze Sho Nen

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hon sha ze shou nen

本者是正念 is a phrase or chant used by Reiki practitioners.

There are several ways to translate this, but mine would be “Original Nature is Mindfulness.”

All Tenets of the Noble Eightfold Path

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zhèng jiàn zhèng sī wéi zhèng yǔ zhèng yè zhèng mìng zhèng jīng jìn zhèng niàn zhèng dìng

shouken shoushiyui shougo shougo shoumyou shoushoujin shounen shoujou

All Tenets of the Noble Eightfold Path Scroll

These are the eight tenets of the Buddhist Noble Eightfold Path written altogether.

Here's this list of tenets in English:
1. Right View / Right Understanding / Right Perspective / Perfect View
2. Right Resolve / Right Thought / Right Intention / Perfect Resolve
3. Right Speech / Right Talk / Perfect Speech
4. Right Action / Perfect Conduct
5. Right Living / Right Livelihood / Perfect Livelihood
6. Right Effort / Right Endeavor / Perfect Effort
7. Right Mindfulness / Right Memory / Perfect Mindfulness
8. Right Concentration / Perfect Concentration

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Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese	Pronunciation Romanization	Simple Dictionary Definition
正念 see styles	zhèng niàn zheng4 nian4 cheng nien shounen / shonen しょうねん	More info & calligraphy: 7. Right Mindfulness / Right Memory / Perfect Mindfulness correct mindfulness (Buddhism) (1) {Buddh} (See 八正道) right mindfulness; (2) true faith (in rebirth in the promised land); (place-name) Shounen samyak-smṛti, right remembrance, the seventh of the 八正道; 'right mindfullness, the looking on the body and the spirit in such a way as to remain ardent, self-possessed and mindful, having overcome both hankering and dejection. ' Keith.
住正念 see styles	zhù zhèng niàn zhu4 zheng4 nian4 chu cheng nien jūshōnen	住正念 Custom Scroll established in recollection
失正念 see styles	shī zhèng niàn shi1 zheng4 nian4 shih cheng nien shitsu shōnen	失正念 Custom Scroll lose correct mindfulness
正念場 see styles	shounenba / shonenba しょうねんば	正念場 Custom Scroll critical moment; do-or-die situation; critical juncture
正念寺 see styles	shounenji / shonenji しょうねんじ	正念寺 Custom Scroll (place-name) Shounenji
正念慧 see styles	zhèng niàn huì zheng4 nian4 hui4 cheng nien hui shō nen'e	正念慧 Custom Scroll correctly mindful wisdom
大休正念 see styles	dà xiū zhèng niàn da4 xiu1 zheng4 nian4 ta hsiu cheng nien Daikyū Shōnen	大休正念 Custom Scroll Daxiu Zhengnian
常住正念 see styles	cháng zhù zhèng niàn chang2 zhu4 zheng4 nian4 ch`ang chu cheng nien chang chu cheng nien jōjū shōnen	常住正念 Custom Scroll always maintaining mindfulness
正念正知 see styles	zhèng niàn zhèng zhī zheng4 nian4 zheng4 zhi1 cheng nien cheng chih shōnen shōchi	正念正知 Custom Scroll correctly mindful and accurately knowing
無學正念无学正念 see styles	wú xué zhèng niàn wu2 xue2 zheng4 nian4 wu hsüeh cheng nien mugaku shōnen	無學正念 Custom Scroll right mindfulness as held by the adepts
端身正念 see styles	duān shēn zhèng niàn duan1 shen1 zheng4 nian4 tuan shen cheng nien tanjin shōnen	端身正念 Custom Scroll to proper bodily activity and correct mindfulness
臨終正念临终正念 see styles	lín zhōng zhèng niàn lin2 zhong1 zheng4 nian4 lin chung cheng nien rinjuushounen / rinjushonen りんじゅうしょうねん	臨終正念 Custom Scroll (yoji) {Buddh} holding the proper state of mindfulness at the moment of death to hold the proper state of mindfulness at the moment of death

The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title	Characters	Romaji (Romanized Japanese)	Various forms of Romanized Chinese
7. Right Mindfulness Right Memory Perfect Mindfulness	正念	sei nen / seinen	zhèng niàn zheng4 nian4 zheng nian zhengnian	cheng nien chengnien
Hon Sha Ze Sho Nen	本者是正念	hon sha ze shou nen honshazeshounen hon sha ze sho nen
All Tenets of the Noble Eightfold Path	正見正思唯正語正業正命正精進正念正定正见正思唯正语正业正命正精进正念正定	shouken shoushiyui shougo shougo shoumyou shoushoujin shounen shoujou shoken shoshiyui shogo shogo shomyo shoshojin shonen shojo	zhèng jiàn zhèng sī wéi zhèng yǔ zhèng yè zhèng mìng zhèng jīng jìn zhèng niàn zhèng dìng zheng4 jian4 zheng4 si1 wei2 zheng4 yu3 zheng4 ye4 zheng4 ming4 zheng4 jing1 jin4 zheng4 nian4 zheng4 ding4 zheng jian zheng si wei zheng yu zheng ye zheng ming zheng jing jin zheng nian zheng ding	cheng chien cheng ssu wei cheng yü cheng yeh cheng ming cheng ching chin cheng nien cheng ting
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.