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vipassana

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Insight into the true nature of reality, namely as the three marks of existence: impermanence, suffering or unsatisfactoriness, and the realisation of nonself.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion

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History

Etymology

Transliteration of Pali vipassanā, from Sanskrit विपश्यना (vipaśyanā).

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Burmese: ဝိပဿနာ (wi.pa.ssa.na) — vipassana
  • Chinese Mandarin: 觀 /观 — vipassana
  • Chinese Mandarin: 觀 /观 (guān) — vipassana
  • French: vipassana — vipassana
  • Khmer: វិបស្សនា (vipahsaʼnaa) — vipassana
  • Lao: ວິປັດສະນາ (wi pat sa nā) — vipassana
  • Pali: vipassanā — vipassana
  • Sanskrit: विपश्यना (vipaśyanā) — vipassana
  • Shan: ဝီႉပၢတ်ႈသၼႃႇ (wḭ̂i pāat sǎ nàa) — vipassana
  • Sinhalese: විපස්සනා (wipassanā) — vipassana
  • Thai: วิปัสสนา (wí-bpàt-sà-naa) — vipassana
  • Tibetan: ལྷག་མཐོང་ (lhag mthong) — vipassana
  • Vietnamese: quán — vipassana
  • Vietnamese: thiền quán — vipassana