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Sign (Skt. nimitta, Tib. མཚན་མ་, tsenma; Wyl. mtshan ma) could also be translated as mark or distinguishing characteristic and refers to the generic appearance of an object as distinct from its secondary characteristics. In the context of Theravada meditation practice it refers to an image that appears to the mind after developing a certain degree of mental concentration.