What is the most “genuinely Buddhist” kind of mindfulness?

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If you look at this article which describes The Noble Eightfold Path,

So I think they're both Buddhist, but one is called "mindfulness" and the other "concentration".

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“And what is the faculty of sati? There is the case where a monk, a disciple of the noble ones, is mindful, highly meticulous, remembering & able to call to mind even things that were done & said long ago. (And here begins the satipatthana formula:) He remains focused on the body in & of itself — ardent, alert, & mindful — putting aside greed & distress with reference to the world. He remains focused on feelings in & of themselves... the mind in & of itself... mental qualities in & of themselves — ardent, alert, & mindful — putting aside greed & distress with reference to the world.”

SN 48.10

You could give a read to Mindfulness Defined by Thanissaro Bhikkhu at http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/thanissaro/mindfulnessdefined.html

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