數息 - Dictionary

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數息

Dictionary Definition:

To count the breathing in order to calm mind and body for meditation, e.g. 數息觀; 數門 (數息門); cf. 阿ānāpāna.

Source: A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms -- by William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous