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===Buddhism=== In [[Buddhism]], ''[[Sampajañña]]'' refers to "the mental process by which one continuously monitors one's own body and mind. In the practice of ''śamatha'', its principal function is to note the occurrence of laxity and excitation."<ref>{{Cite book|title=Heart of the Great Perfection|last=Wallace|first=B. Alan|publisher=Wisdom publications|year=2016|isbn=978-1-61429-236-4|location=MA, USA|pages=629 (e-book)|quote=Glossary=introspection (Tib. shes bzhin, Skt. saṃprajanya). The mental process by which one monitors one's own body and mind. In the practice of śamatha, its principal function is to note the occurrence of laxity and excitation.}}</ref> It is of central importance for meditative practice in all [[Schools of Buddhism|Buddhist traditions]].{{Cn|date=January 2025}}
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