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Wylie | Tibetan

See also heart, knowledge, meditation, mind, soul

1. bsam pa/ 

   Biblical: thought: ye shus de rnams gyi bsam pa mkhyen nas/  Jesus knew their thoughts (Mt. 9:4), snying mang po'i bsam pa/  the thoughts of many hearts (Lk. 2:35), mkhas pa'i bsam pa/  the thoughts of the wise (1 Cor. 3:20), snying gi bsam pa dang 'dod pa rnams/  thoughts and attitudes of the heart (Heb. 4:12), bsam pa ngan/  evil thoughts (Jas. 2:4).

   Buddhist: see mind.

2. bsam blo/ 

   Biblical: 1) thought: de dag gi bsam blo rdzob tu lhung /  their thoughts became futile (Rom. 1:21 SV); 2) understanding: dkon mchog gi zhi bde bsam blo kun las lhag pa yin pa/  the peace of God, which transcends all understanding (Phil. 4:7 SV).

   Buddhist: 1) thought: chos kyi bsam blo gtan nas med pa/  one who never has any thought of religion (TRC 216), rang nyid gcig pu zhi bde'i bsam blo spangs/  to forsake the thought of one's own peace and happiness (TRC 218), drin gzo 'dod kyi bsam blo/  the thought of repaying kindnesses (TRC 332), bsam blo rnam dpyod kyi rang dbang /  the right to [hold one's own] thoughts and opinions (RRT 282 n. 23); 2) sense, attitude: 'dzam gling yongs khyab 'gan khur gyi bsam blo/  a sense of universal responsibility (DLP 10), rang dbang ring lugs kyi bsam blo/  the thought of civil liberties, human rights (SBC 61).

   Proverbs: bsam blo sngon la thongs na mkhas pa/  if you can think ahead, [you are] an intelligent man (KPU 14).

   Cognates: bsam blo gtong ba/  to think: pe tros zhal gzigs de'i skor la bsam blo btang ba/  Peter was still thinking about the vision (Acts 10:19), phran gyis gzhan dag nang pa sangs rgyas pa'i chos lugs su rgyur rgyu'i bsam blo gtong gi med/  I do not think of converting others to Buddhism (DLP 19).

3. thugs dgongs/ 

   [hon.]

   Biblical: will, thought, intention: dkon mchog gi thugs dgongs/  the thoughts of God (1 Cor. 2:11).

Related Terms: 1) rtog pa/  thought or awareness: a) rnam rtog conceptual thought, which is an obstacle to religious practice in Bsm: gzhan las thos pa dang rang gis deb klog pa sogs ga re yin yang /,,de tsho'i don la bsam blo btang tshad rnam rtog red/  whatever one thinks about the meaning of that which is heard from another or read in a book by oneself, is an idea-construction (TRC 165), rnam par rtog pa/  conceptualization (KBT 45), mi rtog pa/  non-conceptuality (KBT 112), yang dag pa'i rtog pa/  right thought, a point on the Eightfold Path 'phags pa'i lam yan lag brgyad/  (KBT 60), b) gross conscious awareness; e.g. the ability to identify a pot as a pot (KBT 26), so sor rtog pa'i ye shes/  the wisdom of discrimination (KBT 68); 2) rtogs pa/  insight or realization gained through meditation; hence rtogs pas bsdus pa drug the six qualities of Buddha's insight (TRI 110), rtogs par shes pa/  cognition (KBT 99); 3) 'du shes/  perception, feeling, discrimination: a) perception: 'du shes thams cad kyi nang nas mi rtag pa'i 'du shes mchog yin/  of all perceptions, the perception of impermanence is best (TRC 227), mi rtag pa sgom pa'i 'du shes/  the perception which meditates on impermanence (TRC 227), b) feeling yong khyab gcen gcung phu nu'i 'du shes/  an attitude of universal brotherhood and sisterhood (DLP 10), 'gro ba mi tshang mar dga' nye'i 'du shes/  a feeling of closeness for all human beings (DLP 15), gus bkur byed pa'i 'du shes ngo ma/  a real feeling of respect for others (DLP 16), lha sa'i mi dmangs kyi 'tsho ba'i goms srol dang chos dad kyi 'du shes/  the living habits and religious sentiments of the people of Lhasa (SLR 15), c) to select one from among others, to discriminate or single out: nyon mongs pa dang /,,kun slong /,,'du shes/  passions, motivation, and singling out or discrimination are the three elements of non-virtue (TRC 243); 4) rnam par shes pa/  sense or consciousness: rnam par shes pa/  the consciousness aggregates: elements which make up the senses in Bst. psychology (KBT 31): eye consciousness mig gi rnam par shes pa/  ear consciousness rna ba'i rnam par shes pa/  (KBT 31), rnam par shes pa 'gags pa/  cessation of consciousness is one of the cessations of the 12 links of internal dependent-arising (KBT 38); 5) rnam shes/  consciousness, awareness: a) mind or consciousness: rnam shes 'pho ba'i bu ga dgu/  the nine passages for consciousness transference (CNG 120), rnam shes mtha' yas skye mched/  the perception of infinite consciousness (KBT 106), sngon yang rang sems rnam shes gcig pu zhig,,/'khyams shing las kyis bdas nas 'dir skyes zin/  not long ago, your consciousness was wandering alone; swept along by karma, it took this present birth (HTE 172), b) sense, sensory power: rnam shes brgyad/  eight consciousnesses (5 senses plus mental, afflictive, and foundational (TRI 161), c) mar shes/  meditating on another being as having been one's mother in a previous life: mar shes zer ba de sgom dus/  when doing the so-called "understanding as mother" (TRC 329), d) chog shes/  contentment: chog shes ldan na phyug dang ma phyug med/  if you are contented, wealth does not make a difference (KPU 17); 6) nyams/  a secondary meaning of this term is thought, mind, or spirit; frequently used in compounds: a) nyams sad/  temptation: nyams sad nang du ma 'khrid par/  lead us not into temptation (Mt. 6:13), b) nyams len/  practice, application of a theory, c) nyams chung /  humility, weakness: nga khyed tsho'i rtsar shin tu nyams chung bas/  I came to you in weakness (1 Cor. 2:3), d) nyams su myong ba/  to experience: dad pa ni re ba byas pa'i dngos po rnams la blo gdeng dang /,,mig gis mi mthong ba rnams nyams su myong ba de yin no/  faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see (Heb. 11:1), e) nyams tshod/  test or trial: khyod kyi nyams tshod len phyir/  in order to test you (Rev. 2:10), f) nyams thag pa/  misery, suffering (Rev. 3:17), g) nyams mgur/  a spiritual song revealing meditational insights (TRI 93), h) nyams rtogs/  spiritual realizations gained from experience and insight (TRI 93); 7) blo/  thought: sems dang blo gcig tu 'dag par gyur/  united in mind and thought (1 Cor. 1:10 SV); 8) sems/  p. bsams/  to think: de'i phyir nga'i bsam pa la/,,spun rnams sngar khyed rnams kyi rtsar song nas/,,sngar khyed tshos khas blangs pa'i yon de bsgrub dgos zhes zhu bar bsams so/  I thought it necessary to urge the brothers to visit you in advance and finish the arrangements for the generous gift you had promised (2 Cor. 9:5 SV).