dran pa

dran pa

Also translated in this sūtra as "attention."

Also translated in this sūtra as "recollection."

One of the most important trainings for the Buddhist practitioner. Traditionally taught within the teachings on the four applications of mindfulness.

This is the faculty which enables the mind to maintain its attention on a referent object, counteracting the arising of forgetfulness, which is a great obstacle to meditative stability. Together with alertness, mindfulness is one of the two indispensable factors for the development of calm abiding.

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