alertness

TECHNICAL TERM DETAILS (English)

Term alertness
Tibetan shes-bzhin
Sanskrit samprajanya
Pali
Definition The mental factor that checks the condition of mindfulness's mental hold on the object of focus. It sees if the mental hold has been lost or is too weak or too tight due to flightiness of mind or mental dullness.

TRANSLATION (Jeffrey Hopkins En, Tibetan Pronunciation)

Translation introspection

* shezhin
* shes bzhin
Definition

OTHER TRANSLATIONS

German Wachsamkeit
French vigilance (mentale)
Italian vigilanza
Jeffrey Hopkins En, Ti... introspection
Russian бдительность
Vietnamese tỉnh giác