1) grasping, strong desire, clinging to life. receiving. 2) {len pa, blangs pa, blang ba, longs} trans. v.; to take, bring, carry, take, fetch, get, catch, 3) grasping: 9th of the {rten cing 'brel ba'i yan lag bcu gnyis} 12 links of dependent origination, appropriation (one of twelve links); Def. by Jamgön Kongtrül: {de la'ang/ 'dod pa'i len pa dang/ srid pa'i len pa dang/ lta ba'i len pa dang/ bdag tu smra ba'i nye bar len pa dang bzhir gsungs} Def. by Jamgön Kongtrül: {de ltar sred pa la brten nas len pa 'byung ba yin te/ dper na bza' btung longs spyod sogs yul yid 'ong gi rnam pa la sred cing zhen par gyur pa na/ de nyid yang dang yang du 'byung bar 'dod pa dang/ de nyid kyi thabs su bya ba rnam pa sna tshogs bsgrub par byed pa'i nus pa can de la len pa zhes bya}
to accept
take; obtain; appropriate; appropriating; accept; grasping; taking hold of; studying; grasp at; take notice; which accepts; which toils; take upon himself; seizes; grasp; hold; get hold of; receives; accepts; acquires; take hold of; one who has upheld; helper; someone who upholds; one who takes up (bad moral practices (e.g.: duḥśīla-parigrāhaka); recipient
<term> appropriation, grasping, confessor