Prāṇa

prāṇa (T. srog སྲོག་; C. bona 波那) is translated as "life-force", "vital force," "wind," "breath," etc.

Prāṇa can have the following meanings:

1. According to Vinaya and the Abhidharma tradition it is the vital energy that acts as the basis for consciousness and the warmth of a being; whereas in other traditions it is generally the life as opposed to death.

2. In astrology, it is the life-pattern of a person.

3. The life force present in all beings. Often this life force is associated with the breath.

4. In Buddhist tantra and in Tibetan medicine, prāṇa refers the "inner winds" that move through the channels (nādī) of the subtle body. (See "inner winds".)

External links

• Lung (Tibetan Buddhism), Wikipedia
• srog, Rangjung Yeshe Wiki
• Energetic Breathing for Waking Up with Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche on YouTube (presents method on working with prana)