A state of mind, either tainted or untainted, characterized by varying levels of intensity of happiness. Some of the untainted ones can be utilized in anuttarayoga tantra practice as the type of awareness with which to focus on voidness, and as an aid for dissolving the energy-winds in the central channel in order to gain access to clear light awareness.
Tibetan: བདེ་བ། bde-ba
Sanskrit: sukha
Pali: sukha
J. Hopkins: Bliss; Happiness; Pleasure
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