| Term |
mental stability
Referenced by: constancy of mind (alternative term) mental constancy (alternative term) stability, mental (cross-reference only) constancy, mental (cross-reference only) |
|---|---|
| Tibetan | bsam-gtan |
| Sanskrit | dhyana |
| Pali | |
| Definition | Single-pointed placement of the mind on any constructive focal object, without any mental wandering -- a stable state of mind that is not only free of flightiness and dullness, but is also not distracted by any disturbing emotion of the plane of sensory desires. In Mahayana, when conjoined with bodhichitta, a far-reaching attitude. Some translators render the term as "concentration." |
| Arabic | الإستقرار الذهني |
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| German | geistige Stabilität |
| French | stabilité mentale |
| Italian | stabilità mentale |
| Jeffrey Hopkins En, Ti... | concentration |
| Russian | умственная устойчивость |