Sampajañña
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Sampajañña (Pāli; Skt.: saṃprajanya, Tib: shes bzhin) is a term of central importance for meditative practice in all Buddhist traditions. It refers to "The mental process by which one continuously monitors one's own body and mind. In the practice of śamatha, its principal function is to note the occurrence of laxity and excitation."[1] It is very often found in the pair 'mindfulness and introspection' or 'mindfulness and clear comprehension) (Pali: Sati sampajañña, Skt.: smṛti saṃprajanya).
Translations of Sampajañña | |
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English | clear comprehension, clear knowing, fully alert, full awareness, attention, consideration, discrimination, comprehension, circumspection, introspection |
Sanskrit | संप्रजन्य (saṃprajanya) |
Pali | सम्पजञ्ञ (sampajañña) |
Japanese | 正知 (Rōmaji: Shouchi) |
Khmer | សម្បជញ្ញៈ (Sampachannheak) |
Tibetan | ཤེས་བཞིན་ (Wylie: shes bzhin, THL Phonetic: shé zhin) |
Vietnamese | tỉnh giác |
Glossary of Buddhism |
Sampajañña has been variously translated into English as "continuity", "clear comprehension",[2] "clear knowing",[3] "constant thorough understanding of impermanence",[4] "fully alert"[5] or "full awareness",[6] "attention, consideration, discrimination, comprehension, circumspection",[7] and "introspection".[1]