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'''Intention''' (Skt. ''cetanā''; Tib. [[སེམས་པ་]], [[Wyl.]] ''sems pa'') — one of the [[five ever-present mental states]]. | '''Intention''' (Skt. ''cetanā''; Tib. [[སེམས་པ་]], [[Wyl.]] ''sems pa'') — one of the [[five ever-present mental states]]. It belongs to the subgroup of [[five ever-present mental states]]. | ||
== | ==Definitions== | ||
===From [[Mipham Rinpoche]]'s [[Khenjuk]]=== | |||
Intention is the mind moving towards and engaging with an [[object]]. | |||
In terms of support, there are six, such as 'intention upon the meeting of the eye' [i.e. between object, sense faculty and [[consciousness]]], and so on. | |||
==Explanations== | |||
[[The Ornament of Abhidharma]] says that if there is intention, it focuses on the six objects, and it makes the mind actually manifest and move toward its object, like iron to a magnet. It can be divided into six, in relation to the six (faculties). Its function is to give rise to the actions of body and speech. | [[The Ornament of Abhidharma]] says that if there is intention, it focuses on the six objects, and it makes the mind actually manifest and move toward its object, like iron to a magnet. It can be divided into six, in relation to the six (faculties). Its function is to give rise to the actions of body and speech. | ||
==Alternative Translations== | ==Alternative Translations== | ||
*attraction (Erik Pema Kunsang) | *attraction ([[Erik Pema Kunsang]]) | ||
*an urge (Berzin) | *an urge (Berzin) | ||
[[Category: Abhidharma]] | [[Category:Key Terms]] | ||
[[Category:Abhidharma]] | |||
[[Category:Fifty-one mental states]] | |||
[[Category:Five ever-present factors]] | |||
Revision as of 13:29, 14 June 2016
Intention (Skt. cetanā; Tib. སེམས་པ་, Wyl. sems pa) — one of the five ever-present mental states. It belongs to the subgroup of five ever-present mental states.
Definitions
From Mipham Rinpoche's Khenjuk
Intention is the mind moving towards and engaging with an object.
In terms of support, there are six, such as 'intention upon the meeting of the eye' [i.e. between object, sense faculty and consciousness], and so on.
Explanations
The Ornament of Abhidharma says that if there is intention, it focuses on the six objects, and it makes the mind actually manifest and move toward its object, like iron to a magnet. It can be divided into six, in relation to the six (faculties). Its function is to give rise to the actions of body and speech.
Alternative Translations
- attraction (Erik Pema Kunsang)
- an urge (Berzin)