Dictionary Definition :
Definition[1]
:
To fix the mind, attention, or thought on.
Source
:
A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms, William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous
Definition[2]
:
謂將心念繫於一處而不思其他之意。又作係念、懸念、懸想。據大般若波羅蜜多經卷三二九(大六‧六八六中):「住空閑處,繫念思惟先所修行。」又觀無量壽經謂,眾生用心觀想佛時,應當一心繫念,諦觀彼佛。此外,一般俗稱憂慮為懸念,稱戀慕為懸想,皆為轉訛之用法。〔雜阿含經卷三十七、卷三十九、大寶積經卷四十七、玄應音義卷三、慧琳音義卷三、卷九〕
Source
:
佛光電子大辭典
Page
:
p6671