Consciousness
consciousness, [vijnana]; {rten 'brel yan lag gsum pa ni/ kun gzhi'i rnam shes kyi steng du las kyi bag chags yongs su bzhag pas rnam shes de nyid yongs su 'gyur ba'i cha yin la/ de la'ang rgyu dus kyi rnam shes dang/ 'bras bu'i dus kyi rnam shes gnyis su yod do} the cognitions; consciousness, consciousness principle, primary consciousness, discriminative cognition, [a point which needs to be made clear is the distinction between 'mind' and 'consciousness.' In the Buddhist tradition mind is purely that which perceives. It doesn't require brainwork, it is simple perception, just on the level of the nervous system. This instinctive function is called 'mind.' In Sanskrit 'chitta' means 'heart,' 'essence' that basic essence of mind which contains the faculty of perception. This kind of perception called mind [reacting to opposites and so on] is very direct, simple and subtle at the same time. Consciousness on the other hand, is articulated and intelligent, it contains 'mind' feelings and thought patterns.]; mode of awareness perception; skye gnas su 'khrid par byed pa'i rgyu
{rnam par shes pa} (ordinary) consciousness (one of twelve links of interdependent connection)
[diverse-know]; consciousness; main consciousness; [ordinary] consciousness{N}; knower; cognition
<term> consciousness