Key Terms
| English | Pali | Sanskrit | Chinese | Tibetan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mindfulness/awareness | sati | smṛti | 念 (niàn) | trenpa (wylie: dran pa) |
| clear comprehension | sampajañña | samprajaña | 正知力 (zhèng zhī lì) | sheshin (shes bzhin) |
| vigilance / heedfulness | appamada | apramāda | 不放逸座 (bù fàng yì zuò) | bakyö (bag yod) |
| ardency | atappa | ātapaḥ | 勇猛 (yǒng měng) | nyima (nyi ma) |
| attention / engagement | manasikara | manaskāraḥ | 如理作意 (rú lǐ zuò yì) | yila jeypa (yid la byed pa) |
| foundation of mindfulness | satipaṭṭhāna | smṛtyupasthāna | 念住 (niànzhù) | trenpa neybar zagpa (dran pa nye bar gzhag pa) |
| mindfulness of breathing | ānāpānasati | ānāpānasmṛti | 安那般那 (ānnàbānnà) | wūk trenpa (dbugs dran pa) |
| calm abiding / cessation | samatha | śamatha | 止 (zhǐ) | shiney (zhi gnas) |
| insight / contemplation | vipassanā | vipaśyanā | 観 (guān) | lhakthong (lhag mthong) |
| meditative concentration | samādhi | samādhi | 三昧 (sānmèi) | tendzin (ting nge dzin) |
| meditative absorption | jhāna | dhyāna | 禪 (chán) | samten (bsam gtan) |
| cultivation | bhāvanā | bhāvanā | 修行 (xiūxíng) | gompa (sgom pa) |
| cultivation of analysis | — | *vicāra-bhāvanā | — | chegom (dpyad sgom) |
| cultivation of settling | — | *sthāpya-bhāvanā | — | jokgom ('jog sgom) |
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