Bhāvanā

Bhāvanā, a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.

citta-bhāvanā, translated as "development of mind"[7][8] or "development of consciousness."
kāya-bhāvanā, translated as "development of body."[7]
mettā-bhāvanā, translated as the "cultivation"[9] or "development of loving-kindness."[10]
paññā-bhāvanā, translated as "development of wisdom"[11] or "development of understanding."
samādhi-bhāvanā, translated as "development of tranquil-wisdom."[12] It means the cultivation (bhavana) of a broad range of skills, covering everything from worldview, to ethics, livelihood and mindfulness.
In addition, in the Canon, the development (bhāvanā) of samatha-vipassana is lauded.[13] Subsequently, Theravada teachers have made use of the following compounds:
samatha-bhāvanā, meaning the development of tranquility.[5]
vipassanā-bhāvanā, meaning the development of insight.[5]
The word bhavana is sometimes translated into English as 'meditation' so that, for example, metta-bhavana may be translated as 'the meditation on loving-kindness'. Meditation as a state of absorbed concentration on the reality of the present moment is properly called dhyana (Sanskrit; Pali: jhana) or samadhi.