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without a referent aim

TECHNICAL TERM DETAILS (English)

Term without a referent aim

Referenced by:
referent aim, without a (cross-reference only)
Tibetan dmigs-med
Sanskrit
Pali
Definition A state of mind, such as immeasurable compassion, that lacks focus on the three circles ('khor-gsum) involved -- the action itself (in the case of compassion, wishing all beings to be free from suffering), the object, and the agent -- existing in an impossible way. Also translated as: unaimed.

TRANSLATIONS

German ohne Ausrichtung auf ein Bezugsobjekt
Jeffrey Hopkins En, Ti... unobservability; boundlessness
Russian без соотносимой цели