Tibetan Noun
gtong len
giving and taking
གཏོང་ལེན་
Basic Meaning
An advanced meditative practice within the Lojong (Mind Training) tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, where we give others our happiness and take their suffering
| Term Variations | |
|---|---|
| Key Term | gtong len |
| Topic Variation | gtong len |
| Tibetan | གཏོང་ལེན་ ( tonglen) |
| Wylie Tibetan Transliteration | gtong len ( tonglen) |
| Buddha-nature Site Standard English | giving and taking |
| Term Information | |
| Source Language | Tibetan |
| Basic Meaning | An advanced meditative practice within the Lojong (Mind Training) tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, where we give others our happiness and take their suffering |
| Term Type | Noun |
| Definitions | |
| Tshig mdzod Chen mo | ཕར་སྤྲོད་ཚུར་ལེན། |
