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− | '''Main mind''' (Tib. གཙོ་སེམས་, ''tso sem''; Wyl. ''gtso sems''), in Buddhist psychology and epistemology, refers to the [[six consciousnesses|six]] or [[eight consciousnesses|eight sets of consciousness]]. It is distinguished from the mental states or processes, usually listed as [[fifty-one mental states|fifty-one]] in number<ref>According to [[Asanga]]’s system. [[Vasubandhu]] lists forty-six.</ref>, which are said to perceive the features of objects, while main mind perceives only their basic identity. | + | [[File:429medium.jpg|thumb|250px|]] |
+ | '''[[Main mind]]''' (Tib. {{BigTibetan|[[གཙོ་སེམས་]]}}, ''[[tso sem]]''; Wyl. ''[[gtso sems]]''), in [[Buddhist psychology]] and {{Wiki|epistemology}}, refers to the [[six consciousnesses|six]] or [[eight consciousnesses|eight sets of consciousness]]. It is distinguished from the mental states or processes, usually listed as [[fifty-one mental states|fifty-one]] in number<ref>According to [[Asanga]]’s system. [[Vasubandhu]] lists forty-six.</ref>, which are said to perceive the features of objects, while main mind perceives only their basic identity. | ||
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==Alternative Translations== | ==Alternative Translations== | ||
− | *principal awareness (Alexander Berzin) | + | *principal awareness ([[Alexander Berzin]]) |
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[[Category:Abhidharma]] | [[Category:Abhidharma]] |
Revision as of 18:39, 18 November 2013
Main mind (Tib. གཙོ་སེམས་, tso sem; Wyl. gtso sems), in Buddhist psychology and epistemology, refers to the six or eight sets of consciousness. It is distinguished from the mental states or processes, usually listed as fifty-one in number[1], which are said to perceive the features of objects, while main mind perceives only their basic identity.
Footnotes
- ↑ According to Asanga’s system. Vasubandhu lists forty-six.
Alternative Translations
- principal awareness (Alexander Berzin)