DICTIONARY

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mngon sum

Dictionary Definition: 

[translation-san] {LCh,C,L,MSA} pratyakṣa

[translation-san] {C} saṃmukham

[translation-san] {MSA} aparokṣa

[translation-san] {MSA,C} saṃmukha

[translation-eng] {Hopkins} direct perceiver; direct perception; obvious object

[translation-eng] {C} cognizable by the senses; sense-perception; open; face to face (with)

[definition-bod] mtshan nyidrtog pa dang bral zhing ma 'khrul ba'i rig pa

[definition-eng] Def.:a non-mistaken knower that is free from conceptuality{JKA}

[division-bod] dbye ba1 dbang mngon/ 2 yid mngon/ 3 rang rig mngon sum/ 4 rnal 'byor mngon sum/

[division-eng] Div.:(1) sense direct perceiver; (2) mental direct perceiver; (3) self-knowing direct perceiver; (4) yogic direct perceiver

[comments] one of the seven types of knowledge and awareness (blo rig); for others, see blo rig

example
  • [bod] 'od gsal du mngon sum du 'jug pa'i rten
  • [eng] basis for manifestly entering into the clear light