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The word '''''la''''' (Tib. བླ་, [[Wyl.]] ''bla'') means 'above' or 'higher' and is sometimes translated as 'spirit'. The ''la'' is what remains behind when a person dies, while the life-force is what ends and the consciousness is what proceeds to take rebirth.  
'''''La''-vitality''' (Tib. བླ་, [[Wyl.]] ''bla'') — located in the heart, it is responsible for the sense of identification with the body. If the ''la''-vitality is “scattered” or leaves the body, death will soon follow. It is one of the three factors that contribute to keeping us alive, together with our longevity (''tshe'') <ref> It is a kind of force or energy that we possess at birth as the result of our previous karma; when it is “interrupted” by incidental factor, such as an accident or illness, we die.</ref> and the life-force (''srog''). <ref> it is the life energy that every sentient being possess and that is responsible for health and a general sense of well-being; when it is “corrupted” by illness or spirits, we death will follow.</ref>  The ''la'' of a deity or a person can be kept in a stone called [[lado]].
When ''la''-vitality is ransoming practices called ''lablu'' (''bla bslu'').


==Further Reading==
Khenpo Kartar explained that:
*Khenpo Kartar Rinpoche, ''Karma Chakme's Mountain Dharma'', Vol. II (Woodstock: KTD Publications, 2006), p.88.
"The word ''la'' means 'above' or 'higher' and is sometimes translated as 'spirit'. The ''la'' is what remains behind when a person dies, while the life-force is what ends and the consciousness is what proceeds to take rebirth."<ref>Khenpo Kartar Rinpoche, ''Karma Chakme's Mountain Dharma'', Vol. II (Woodstock: KTD Publications, 2006), p.88.
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==References==
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[[Category: Tibetan Terms]]
[[Category: Tibetan Terms]]

Revision as of 17:00, 13 May 2021

La-vitality (Tib. བླ་, Wyl. bla) — located in the heart, it is responsible for the sense of identification with the body. If the la-vitality is “scattered” or leaves the body, death will soon follow. It is one of the three factors that contribute to keeping us alive, together with our longevity (tshe) [1] and the life-force (srog). [2] The la of a deity or a person can be kept in a stone called lado. When la-vitality is ransoming practices called lablu (bla bslu).

Khenpo Kartar explained that: "The word la means 'above' or 'higher' and is sometimes translated as 'spirit'. The la is what remains behind when a person dies, while the life-force is what ends and the consciousness is what proceeds to take rebirth."[3]

References

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  1. It is a kind of force or energy that we possess at birth as the result of our previous karma; when it is “interrupted” by incidental factor, such as an accident or illness, we die.
  2. it is the life energy that every sentient being possess and that is responsible for health and a general sense of well-being; when it is “corrupted” by illness or spirits, we death will follow.
  3. Khenpo Kartar Rinpoche, Karma Chakme's Mountain Dharma, Vol. II (Woodstock: KTD Publications, 2006), p.88.