mental factor Def.: that which has similarity/paralellism with the mind having it as an accompanier Comment: For each group of mental factors see the respective headings: kun 'gro; yul nges; dge ba; rtsa nyon; nye nyon; gzhan 'gyur.
{sems las byung ba} 1) mental event; mental factor / function, thought pattern, mental outflows, mental contents, all the reactions that follow initial perception. mental state / event, 'resulting from a cognitive act'. secondary mind. See also {sems dang sems byung}