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Contemplation means profound thinking about something. The word ''contemplation'' comes from the Latin word ''contemplatio''. Its root is also that of the Latin word ''templum'', a piece of ground consecrated for the taking of auspices, or a building for worship, derived either from Proto-Indo-European base *tem- "to cut", and so a "place reserved or cut out" or from the Proto-Indo-European base *temp- "to stretch", and thus referring to a cleared space in front of an altar.〔(Online Etymological Dictionary )〕 The Latin word ''contemplatio'' was used to translate the Greek word ''θεωρία'' (''theoria''). In a religious sense, contemplation is usually a type of prayer or meditation. ==Greek philosophy== Contemplation was an important part of the philosophy of Plato; Plato thought that through contemplation the soul may ascend to knowledge of the Form of the Good or other divine Forms.〔(''Plato: Critical Assessments'' ), Nicholas D. Smith, Routledge, 1998. ISBN 0-415-12605-3〕 Plotinus as a (neo)Platonic philosopher also expressed contemplation as the most critical of components for one to reach henosis. To Plotinus the highest contemplation was to experience the vision of God, the Monad or the One. Plotinus describes this experience in his works the Enneads. According to his student Porphyry, Plotinus stated that he had this experience of God four times.〔See the Life of Plotinus〕 Plotinus wrote about his experience in Enneads 6.9.xx.... 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「contemplation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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