| Term |
mental fixation
Referenced by: concentration (alternative term) mentally fixating (alternative term) |
|---|---|
| Tibetan | ting-nge-'dzin |
| Sanskrit | samadhi |
| Pali | |
| Definition | The mental factor (subsidiary awareness) of maintaining mental placement on any object of cognition taken by any type of cognition, including sensory cognition. Also called "mentally fixating" and "concentration," it accompanies all cognitions and varies in intensity from very weak to very strong. When perfected, it becomes "absorbed concentration." |
| Translation |
meditative stabilization
* tingngendzin * ting nge 'dzin |
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| Definition |
| Arabic | التثبيت الذهني |
|---|---|
| German | geistiges Fixieren |
| French | fixation mentale |
| Jeffrey Hopkins En, Ti... | meditative stabilization |
| Russian | фиксация ума |
| Vietnamese | định tâm |