| Key Term | tha mal gyi shes pa |
|---|---|
| Topic Variation | Ordinary Mind |
| Hover Popup Choices | ordinary mind; Ordinary Mind |
| In Tibetan Script | ཐ་མལ་གྱི་ཤེས་པ་ |
| Wylie Tibetan Transliteration | tha mal gyi shes pa |
| Romanized Sanskrit | *prākṛtajñāna |
| Tibetan Phonetic Rendering | tamal gyi shepa |
| English Standard | ordinary mind |
| Karl Brunnhölzl's English Term | ordinary mind |
| Richard Barron's English Term | completely ordinary/ simple awareness |
| Term Type | Noun |
| 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. |
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