| 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. |
| Definitions |