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Vipashyana (Skt. vipaśyanā; Tib. lhaktong; Wyl. lhag mthong) — 'clear seeing' or 'insight' meditation.

So, it means ‘to look at things in a very direct and especially clear way’.

Kamalashila’s second Stages of Meditation (Skt. Bhāvanākrama) mentions three prerequisites for developing vipashyana:

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-'''Vipashyana''' (Skt. vipaśyanā; Tib. ''lhaktong''; [[Wyl.]] ''lhag mthong'') - 'clear seeing' or 'insight' [[meditation]].
+'''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’.
-''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’.
+*''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
+[[Kamalashila]]’s second ''[[Stages of Meditation]]'' (Skt. ''Bhāvanākrama'') mentions three prerequisites for developing vipashyana:
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