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'''Primordial wisdom''' (Skt. jñāna; Tib. ''yeshé''; [[Wyl.]] ''ye shes'') — one of the [[two accumulations]]. The primordial and nondual knowing aspect of the [[nature of mind]]. | '''Primordial wisdom''' (Skt. ''jñāna''; Tib. ''yeshé''; [[Wyl.]] ''ye shes'') — one of the [[two accumulations]]. The primordial and nondual knowing aspect of the [[nature of mind]]. See also the [[five wisdoms]]. | ||
[[Ringu Tulku Rinpoche]] says: | |||
:"In the word yeshe, ''yé'' is short for ''yé né'', which means ‘right from the beginning’ or ‘primordially’. Some people translate it as ‘pristine’ or 'pure', meaning that it is untouched and unstained, and has been there all the time. It is the way it always was." | |||
==Alternative Translations== | |||
*timeless awareness (Lama Chökyi Nyima) | *timeless awareness (Lama Chökyi Nyima) | ||
*inborn knowing | *inborn knowing | ||
*pristine cognition | |||
[[Category:Key Terms]] | [[Category:Key Terms]] | ||
Revision as of 19:25, 12 October 2008
Primordial wisdom (Skt. jñāna; Tib. yeshé; Wyl. ye shes) — one of the two accumulations. The primordial and nondual knowing aspect of the nature of mind. See also the five wisdoms.
Ringu Tulku Rinpoche says:
- "In the word yeshe, yé is short for yé né, which means ‘right from the beginning’ or ‘primordially’. Some people translate it as ‘pristine’ or 'pure', meaning that it is untouched and unstained, and has been there all the time. It is the way it always was."
Alternative Translations
- timeless awareness (Lama Chökyi Nyima)
- inborn knowing
- pristine cognition