| Term |
general awareness
Referenced by: awareness, general (cross-reference only) |
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| Tibetan | yid |
| Sanskrit | |
| Pali | |
| Definition | In the Karma Kagyu system, the aspect of mental activity that gives rise to and is aware of the appearing (the arising in general) of an awareness of an object and an object that one is aware of. In a looser sense, awareness of the general features of an entire sensory or mental field that one cognizes, so that one gets an overview. |
| Translation |
mind; (main) perceiver; intellect [=nyon yid, afflicted mentality (kliSTamanas)]; intellectual faculty
* yi * yid |
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| Definition |
| German | allgemeines Gewahrsein |
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| Jeffrey Hopkins En, Ti... | mind; (main) perceiver; intellect [=nyon yid, afflicted mentality (kliSTamanas)]; intellectual faculty |