user10734: How many types of meditation are there in Theravada Buddhism? Could you also provide a list of them as well.
Thank you in advance.

user295: The meditation subjects are called Kammaṭṭhāna. There are 40 of them.
Most of these are collected in the following books:

Visuddhimagga
Vimuttimagga

Also you might want to read Knowing and Seeing by Pa Auk Sayadaw which glosses over many of matter.
Looking at the size of these manual it is difficult to give introduction to all in one answer.
But in ascese all have the similar goal. That is to:

scrub the latent tendencies (anusaya), Kleshas or unwholesome roots
remove the corruptions of insight (vipallasa) and understand the three marks of existence

with ever way you understand better.
In studying meditation from any of the above sources it is wise to treat them as secondary source and compair with the Tripitaka which is the primary source.

user8157: At least forty: 

Earth device
Water device
Fire device
Air or wind device
Blue device
Yellow device
Red device
White device
Space device
Consciousness device
A corpse that is bloated
A corpse that is livid (has patchy discoloration)
A corpse that is festering (trickling with pus in broken places)
A corpse that is cut up
A corpse that is gnawed
A corpse that is scattered
A corpse that is hacked and scattered
A corpse that is bleeding
A corpse that is worm-infested
A corpse that is a skeleton
Contemplation of the Buddha
Contemplation of the Dhamma
Contemplation of the Sangha
Contemplation of Virtue
Contemplation of Charity
Contemplation of the Devas
Mindfulness of Death
Mindfulness of the Physical Body
Mindfulness with Breathing
Contemplation of Calmness
Loving-kindness
Compassion
Sympathy
Equanimity
Sphere of Infinity of Space
Sphere of Infinite Consciousness
Sphere of No-thingness
Sphere of Neither Perception nor Non-Perception
Contemplation of the loathsomeness of food
Analysis of the four physical elements

http://www.dhammawiki.com/index.php?title=40_meditation_subjects

10734: <p>How many types of meditation are there in Theravada Buddhism? Could you also provide a list of them as well.</p>

<p>Thank you in advance.</p>
 295: <p>The meditation subjects are called <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamma%E1%B9%AD%E1%B9%ADh%C4%81na" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Kammaṭṭhāna</a>. There are 40 of them.</p>

<p>Most of these are collected in the following books:</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visuddhimagga" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Visuddhimagga</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vimuttimagga" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Vimuttimagga</a></li>
</ul>

<p>Also you might want to read <a href="http://www.dhammatalks.net/Books13/Pa-Auk-Sayadaw_Knowing-and-Seeing-4th-Ed-2010.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Knowing and Seeing</a> by Pa Auk Sayadaw which glosses over many of matter.</p>

<p>Looking at the size of these manual it is difficult to give introduction to all in one answer.</p>

<p>But in ascese all have the similar goal. That is to:</p>

<ul>
<li>scrub the latent tendencies (anusaya), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kleshas_(Buddhism)" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Kleshas</a> or unwholesome roots</li>
<li>remove the corruptions of insight (vipallasa) and understand the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_marks_of_existence" rel="nofollow noreferrer">three marks of existence</a></li>
</ul>

<p>with ever way you understand better.</p>

<p>In studying meditation from any of the above sources it is wise to treat them as secondary source and compair with the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tripi%E1%B9%ADaka" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Tripitaka</a> which is the primary source.</p>
 8157: <p>At least forty: </p>

<ol>
<li><p>Earth device</p>

<p>Water device</p>

<p>Fire device</p>

<p>Air or wind device</p>

<p>Blue device</p>

<p>Yellow device</p>

<p>Red device</p>

<p>White device</p>

<p>Space device</p>

<p>Consciousness device</p>

<p>A corpse that is bloated</p>

<p>A corpse that is livid (has patchy discoloration)</p>

<p>A corpse that is festering (trickling with pus in broken places)</p>

<p>A corpse that is cut up</p>

<p>A corpse that is gnawed</p>

<p>A corpse that is scattered</p>

<p>A corpse that is hacked and scattered</p>

<p>A corpse that is bleeding</p>

<p>A corpse that is worm-infested</p>

<p>A corpse that is a skeleton</p>

<p>Contemplation of the Buddha</p>

<p>Contemplation of the Dhamma</p>

<p>Contemplation of the Sangha</p>

<p>Contemplation of Virtue</p>

<p>Contemplation of Charity</p>

<p>Contemplation of the Devas</p>

<p>Mindfulness of Death</p>

<p>Mindfulness of the Physical Body</p>

<p>Mindfulness with Breathing</p>

<p>Contemplation of Calmness</p>

<p>Loving-kindness</p>

<p>Compassion</p>

<p>Sympathy</p>

<p>Equanimity</p>

<p>Sphere of Infinity of Space</p>

<p>Sphere of Infinite Consciousness</p>

<p>Sphere of No-thingness</p>

<p>Sphere of Neither Perception nor Non-Perception</p>

<p>Contemplation of the loathsomeness of food</p>

<p>Analysis of the four physical elements</p></li>
</ol>

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