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འདུ་ཤེས་ཀྱི་ཕུང་པོ
aggregate/ skandha of perceptions [one of the five skandhas [IW]

aggregate/skandha of perceptions [one of the five skandhas [by fixating characteristics of objects and conventional designations, 3, four or more conditions are gathered together. Produced by such awareness, distinctions of objects or "spu ris" [picture drawn with 1 hair: hair splitting distinctions] not being mixed together, have the nature of fixated individuality, and many thoughts pile up] [IW]

aggregate of conceptions, perceptions [RY]

aggregate of perceptions [RB]

aggregate of conception. DKC

Discussion

The common translation of this as the aggregate of perception is not the most accurate translation of this term. See the discussion of the word 'du shes (conception) for the reasons why. DKC