Praśrabhi

Prasrabhi (Sanskrit; Tibetan: ཤིན་ཏུ་སྦྱང་བ་, Tibetan Wylie: shin tu sbyang ba, Pali: passaddhi) is a Mahayana Buddhist term translated as "pliancy", "flexibility", or "alertness". It is defined as the ability to apply body and mind towards virtuous activity. Prasrabhi is identified as:

• One of the eleven virtuous mental factors within the Mahayana Abhidharma teachings.
• One of the eight antidotes applied to overcome obstacles in Samatha meditation within the Mahayana tradition.

The Abhidharma-samuccaya states:

See also

• Mental factors (Buddhism)
• Passaddhi - the equivalent term in Theravada

Notes

References

• Guenther, Herbert V. & Leslie S. Kawamura (1975), Mind in Buddhist Psychology: A Translation of Ye-shes rgyal-mtshan's "The Necklace of Clear Understanding". Dharma Publishing. Kindle Edition.
• Kunsang, Erik Pema (translator) (2004). Gateway to Knowledge, Vol. 1. North Atlantic Books.

External links

• Ranjung Yeshe wiki entry for shin_tu_sbyang_ba
• Berzin Archives glossary entry for "shin-sbyangs"
• Riga wiki entry for "pliancy"