Tha mal gyi shes pa
From Bodhicitta
ཐ་མལ་གྱི་ཤེས་པ་ tha mal gyi shes pa
ordinary mind
*prākṛtajñāna
Tibetan - Noun
Basic Meaning
A Mahāmudrā term for the basic state of consciousness that has not been fabricated or altered in any way.
Has the Sense of
The mind in its natural state. Often used as a synonym for the nature of mind and buddha-nature.
| Term Variations | |
| Key Term | Tha mal gyi shes pa |
|---|---|
| Topic Variation | Ordinary Mind |
| Tibetan | ཐ་མལ་གྱི་ཤེས་པ་ ( tamal gyi shepa) |
| Wylie Transliteration | tha mal gyi shes pa ( tamal gyi shepa) |
| Romanized Sanskrit | *prākṛtajñāna |
| Buddha-nature Site Standard English | ordinary mind |
| Karl Brunnhölzl's English Term | ordinary mind |
| Richard Barron's English Term | completely ordinary/ simple awareness |
| Term Information | |
| Source Language | Tibetan |
| Basic Meaning | A Mahāmudrā term for the basic state of consciousness that has not been fabricated or altered in any way. |
| Has the Sense of | The mind in its natural state. Often used as a synonym for the nature of mind and buddha-nature. |
| Term Type | Noun |
| Definitions | |
