zhi gnas
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ཞི་གནས
Calm-state meditation [RY]
Shamatha; 'calm abiding' or 'remaining in quiescence' after thought activity has subsided; or, the meditative practice of calming the mind in order to rest free from the disturbance of thought [RY]
samatha, peace, tranquillity, quiet, utter calmness, passive quietude, calm state, calm, inexcitability of mind, calm abiding, mental quiescence, (peaceful staying), calm abiding in tranquillity, calm state without thought, emptiness aspect of primordial state, state of calm, serene abiding, calming the mind, state of peaceful clam, attaining peaceful calm, clam abiding, shamatha. (JV)
shamatha, calming the mind, being at peace, the state of peaceful calm, attaining peaceful calm; calm abiding/ shamatha; tranquility; tranquility meditation; shamatha, peaceful abiding, stillness, shamatha, calm abiding, resting in calmness, serenity [quiescence]. tranquility. dwelling in peace. (RY)
shamatha [ting nge 'dzin thams cad kyi spyi chings sam rgyu zhig ste, phyi rol gyi yul la sems gyeng ba zhi bar byas nas bsam gtan gang sgom pa de la sems rtse gcig tu gnas pa'o,//. shamatha, peaceful abiding, stillness, shamatha, calm abiding, resting in calmness, serenity [quiscence]. tranquility. dwelling in peace," purification. [Ll]. [Tserig]. S: shamatha [IW]