Tha mal gyi shes pa

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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

A Mahāmudrā term for the basic state of consciousness that has not been fabricated or altered in any way.

A Mahāmudrā term for the basic state of consciousness that has not been fabricated or altered in any way.

Mahāmudrā refers to an advanced meditation tradition in Mahāyāna and Vajrayāna forms of Into-Tibetan Buddhism that is focused on the realization of the empty and luminous nature of the mind. It also refers to the resultant state of buddhahood attained through such meditation practice. In Tibet, this tradition is particularly associated with the Kagyu school, although all other schools also profess this tradition. The term also appears as part of the four seals, alongside dharmamūdra, samayamudrā, and karmamudrā.

Commonly found in Dzogchen and Mahāmudrā literature, this term denotes the true, natural state of mind as it is. Often used in these traditions as a synonym for buddha-nature.