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'''Lung''' ([[Wyl.]] ''rlung''; Skt. ''prana'')
'''Lung'''
#the inner air or 'wind' within the [[psycho-physical system]].  
#([[Wyl.]] ''rlung''; Skt. ''prāṇa'') the inner air or 'wind' within the [[psycho-physical system]].  
#the [[oral transmission]] of a text or practice.
#([[Wyl.]] ''lung''; Skt. ''agama'') (a) the [[oral transmission]] of a text or practice, (b) any scripture, especially a written commentary on a [[tantra]]
#the short written commentary of a [[tantra]] (in this case, the corresponding Sanskrit term is ''[[agama]]'', not ''prana'')
#Quotation(s) from the scriptures
#In Tibetan language, the word ''lung'' also means a valley.


[[Category:Key Terms]]
[[Category:Key Terms]]

Revision as of 15:57, 30 May 2009

Lung

  1. (Wyl. rlung; Skt. prāṇa) the inner air or 'wind' within the psycho-physical system.
  2. (Wyl. lung; Skt. agama) (a) the oral transmission of a text or practice, (b) any scripture, especially a written commentary on a tantra
  3. Quotation(s) from the scriptures
  4. In Tibetan language, the word lung also means a valley.