Subtle discernment

A subsidiary awareness (mental factor) that actively understands the fine details of the nature of something, having scrutinized them thoroughly. It does not imply verbal thinking, although it may be induced by verbally thinking. According to Asanga, one of the four changeable subsidiary awarenesses.

Tibetan: དཔྱོད་པ། dpyod-pa

Sanskrit: vicāra

J. Hopkins: Analysis

Synonyms: Scrutiny


Other languages

العربية: الفهم المتعمق الدقيق
Français: Discernement subtil
Italiano: Discernimento sottile

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