Laya
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Laya (T. bying ba, བྱིང་བ) is a Sanskit term that is translated as "dullness", "stupor", etc.
Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche states: "In stupor the mind is cloudy and dull. In its obvious form there is a loss of clarity of mind. In its subtle form there is some clarity, but it is very weak."[1]
Laya may be coarse (audārika, rags-pa) or subtle (sūksma, phra-mo). Lethargy (styāna, rmugs-pa) is often also present, but is said to be less common.
Laya is identified as:
- One of the five faults or obstacles to shamatha meditation according to the Madhyānta-vibhāga
Alternate translations
The Sanskrit term laya is translated as:
- Dullness (Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche)
- Drowsiness (Traleg Kyabgon)
- Mental dullness (Alexander Berzin)
- Sinking (Alexander Berzin)
- Stupor (Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche)
Notes
- ↑ Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche 1993, p. 41.
Sources
- Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche (1993), The Practice of Tranquility & Insight: A Guide to Tibetan Buddhist Meditation, Snow Lion, Kindle Edition
- Traleg Kyabgon (2001), The Essence of Buddhism, Shambhala
External links
Achieving Shamatha, StudyBuddhism
bying ba, Christian-Steinert Dictionary- Sanskrit dictionary: laya
