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In Buddhism, rūpajhāna is meditation in which the mind is focused on a material object: it is a word used in Pāli scriptures. It is distinguised from arūpajhāna which is meditation focused on immaterial objects.
There are eight jhanas in total, out of which the first four are rūpajhānas. All four rūpajhānas are characterized by ekagatta which means one-pointedness, i.e. the mind focuses singularly on the material object during meditation.
The four rūpajhānas are: (1) pathama-jhāna, (2) dutiya-jhāna, (3) tatiya-jhāna, (4) catuttha-jhāna. See right concentration.
See also: vipassanā
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