The initial state of aspiring bodhichitta, with which one focuses on one's own not-yet-happening enlightenment and merely has the intention to attain it and to benefit all beings by means of it.
Tibetan: སྨོན་སེམས་སྨོན་པ་ཙམ། smon-sems smon-pa-tsam
Synonyms: Merely aspiring state of aspiring bodhichitta
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