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*[http://www.lotsawahouse.org/lojong/rabjampa_vipashyana.html Vipashyana chapter from Ga Rabjampa's Lojong Commentary] | |||
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Vipashyana (Skt. vipaśyanā; Tib. lhaktong; Wyl. lhag mthong) - 'clear seeing' or 'insight' meditation.
Etymology
Vi is short for vishesa, which means ‘special’, ‘superior’, or ‘particular’. Pashyana , means ‘to see’ or ‘to look’. Lhak is ‘unique’ and tong is ‘seeing’. So, it means ‘to look at things in a very direct and especially clear way’.
Prerequisites for Vipashyana
Kamalashila’s second Stages of Meditation (Skt. bhavanakrama) mentions three prerequisites for developing vipashyana
- Reliance upon a spiritual teacher
- Genuinely engaging in extensive study
- Appropriate reflection