Editing Theravada (section)

====Aims of meditation====
[[File:Portrait of Ajahn Mun.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Ajahn Mun, a key figure in the founding of the [[Thai Forest Tradition]], is widely considered to have been an Arahant in Thailand.<ref>Gethin, Rupert, The Foundations of Buddhism, Oxford University Press, p. 234.</ref>]]

Traditionally, the ultimate goal of the practice is to achieve mundane and supramundane wisdom. Mundane wisdom is the insight in the [[three marks of existence]].<ref group="web" name="supramundane" /> The development of this insight leads to four supramundane paths and fruits, these experiences consist a direct apprehension of Nibbana.<ref name="supramundane2" group="web">{{Citation |last=Gunaratana |first=Henepola |title= The Jhanas in Theravada Buddhist Meditation |url=https://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/gunaratana/wheel351.html |website=[[Access to Insight]] |date=1995 |access-date=13 March 2020}}</ref> Supramundane (''lokuttara)'' wisdom refers to that which transcends the world of [[Saṃsāra|samsara]].<ref group="web" name="supramundane2" />

Apart from [[Nirvana (Buddhism)|nibbana]], there are various reasons why traditional Theravāda Buddhism advocates meditation, including a good [[Rebirth (Buddhism)|rebirth]], [[Ṛddhi|supranormal powers]], combating fear and preventing danger. Recent modernist Theravādins have tended to focus on the [[Research on meditation|psychological benefits]] and psychological [[well-being]].<ref>Crosby, 2013, p. 156.</ref>