Ananites
(movement)
:
Ananta
.
(Skt.). Control of
breathing
in Hindu
yoga
.
n
p
nasati (P
li) is a corresponding Buddhist technique (in sixteen stages or ways), counting breaths in and out, which calms the mind and is a preparation for attainment of the
dhy
nas
. Cf. also Anahana in
Zen Buddhism
.