Theravada Commentarial Tradition
According to the Visuddhimagga, samādhi is the "proximate cause" to the obtainment of wisdom. In the Buddhist tradition, samādhi is traditionally developed by contemplating one of 40 different objects, which are mentioned throughout the Pali canon, but explicitly enumerated in the Visuddhimagga, such as mindfulness of breathing (anapanasati) and loving kindness (metta).
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