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| '''''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]].
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| When ''la''-vitality is ransoming practices called ''lablu'' (''bla bslu'').
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| Khenpo Kartar explained that:
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| "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]]
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