Valid direct perception

Valid direct perception (Skt. pratyakṣa ; Tib. མངོན་སུམ་ཚད་མ་, Wyl. mngon sum tshad ma) is defined as "an unmistaken non-conceptual cognition".

Subdivisions

1. Sensory direct perception (dbang po'i mngon sum tshad ma)
2. Mental direct perception (yid kyi mngon sum tshad ma)
3. Direct perception of self-awareness (rang rig mngon sum tshad ma)
4. Yogic direct perception (rnal 'byor mngon sum tshad ma)