Currently, especially in North American and European universities, some types of meditation have been the subject of cutting-edge scientific research, interconnecting with various areas of academic knowledge, such as Neurology, Psychology, Psychiatry, Education, Philosophy, Economics, Nutrition, etc. Whereas Śamatha meditation in Mahāyāna Buddhism, has been the focus of many studies and scientific articles, recently growing exponentially. And bearing in mind that a previous genre of meditation was practiced in the Theravāda schools in the form of ānāpānasmṛti Vipaśyanā, with greater relevance in the present territory of Myanmar. Thus, considering that the relationship between Śamatha meditation in Mahāyāna Buddhism from Tibet and current architectural production in the West, particularly in Europe, has not been properly studied. And that this problem will also be absent in the main forums of academic dialogue today, between Western and Eastern cultures, such as those promoted by the Mind & Life Institute, among others. Lack of debate that will manifest itself even more clearly in peripheral countries such as Portugal. And it is also expected that this fruitful debate can bring significant contributions to the field of Architecture. Namely, in this Thesis, in determining exactly how such a demanding and primordial activity as meditation, in Śamatha’s medium term practitioners, is influenced, from a preceptive point of view, by architectural contexts. With this research, using two case studies, the Temple of the Paramita Center, in Spain, and the Lerab Ling Temple, in France, this architectural influence will be measured and analyzed, through virtual simulation tests of subjective and objective tendency. It is therefore hoped to understand how Śamatha meditation practitioners are in fact influenced by some of the architectural features present in contemporary European architectural culture. However, we will previously study, basing on literature and Web images, the precedents of the two case studies that are open to public in contemporary Myanmar: some ānāpānasmṛti Vipaśyanā meditation centers. With the study of these precedents, one hopes to understand what remains, changes and why, when architectural contexts designed for meditation are transposed from Asia to Europe. To try to determine more precisely how this influence is exerted, will be conducted kansei surveys. This method of analysis, with a subjective tendency, will allow us to begin to answer the research question and begin the validation of the hypothesis. In addition, a biosensory study, in virtual reality, of objective tendency will be carried out. These last tests, through electroencephalogram - EEG, photoplethysmography - PPG and electrodermal activity (EDA), will finally allow to validate, or invalidate, the hypothesis of this Thesis. Finally, the results of the research will be submitted to a Focus Group of Architecture, Meditation and Human Factors Experts. In conclusion, we will extract a predictive model, expressed in a 'type', that allows students and architects to simplify the design of architectural contexts for meditation. It is also hoped that this Thesis will pave the way for research in other activities, in addition to meditation, where users/receivers need environments that soothe the intellect and spirit, namely schools, hospitals, prisons, barracks, etc.