| Term |
giving and taking
Referenced by: tonglen (alternative term) |
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| Tibetan | |
| Sanskrit | |
| Pali | |
| Definition | With love, giving one's happiness to others, and with compassion, taking on their suffering. Often practiced with visualizations and in coordination with the breath, this is a practice done in conjunction with exchanging one's attitudes about self with others. Often called by the Tibetan term "tonglen." |
| German | Geben und Nehmen |
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| Italian | dare e prendere |
| Russian | даяние и принятие |
| Vietnamese | cho và nhận |