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ཡེ་ཤེས་

ye shes

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Date	Author/Translator	Book	Wylie	Meaning
2021	Cabezón, J. Conlon, R. Doctor, T. Garfield, J. Powers, J. Thakchöe, Sonam Yakherds	Knowing Illusion - Vol. 2 (The Yakherds 2021)	ye shes	Sanskrit prajñā English insight
2021	Cabezón, J. Conlon, R. Doctor, T. Garfield, J. Powers, J. Thakchöe, Sonam Yakherds	Knowing Illusion - Vol. 2 (The Yakherds 2021)	ye shes	Sanskrit jñāna English gnosis/insight
2021	Cabezón, J. Conlon, R. Doctor, T. Duckworth, D. Garfield, J. Forman, J. Powers, J. Thakchöe, Sonam Thabkhe, Yeshe Tsering, Tashi Yakherds	Knowing Illusion - Vol. 1 (The Yakherds 2021)	ye shes	Sanskrit jñāna English gnosis
2021	Cabezón, J. Conlon, R. Doctor, T. Duckworth, D. Garfield, J. Forman, J. Powers, J. Thakchöe, Sonam Thabkhe, Yeshe Tsering, Tashi Yakherds	Knowing Illusion - Vol. 1 (The Yakherds 2021)	ye shes	Sanskrit prajñā English insight
2021	Blankleder, H. Padmakara Translation Group Fletcher, W. Zhechen Gyaltsab, 4th	A Chariot to Freedom	ye shes	Sanskrit jñāna English gnosis Definition Also translated as primordial wisdom or primal wisdom. The knowing (shes pa) that has always been present since the beginning (ye nos); awareness, clarity-emptiness, naturally dwelling in all beings.
2021	Cabezón, J. Conlon, R. Doctor, T. Duckworth, D. Garfield, J. Forman, J. Powers, J. Thakchöe, Sonam Thabkhe, Yeshe Tsering, Tashi Yakherds	Knowing Illusion - Vol. 1 (The Yakherds 2021)	ye shes	Sanskrit jñāna English gnosis/insight
2021	Cabezón, J. Conlon, R. Doctor, T. Garfield, J. Powers, J. Thakchöe, Sonam Yakherds	Knowing Illusion - Vol. 2 (The Yakherds 2021)	ye shes	Sanskrit jñāna English gnosis
2020		Gdams ngag mdzod Shechen Printing	ye shes	English gnosis
2020	Charrier, C. 'jam mgon kong sprul	Les Systèmes Philosophiques Bouddhistes (Charrier 2020)	ye shes	Sanskrit jñāna French sagesse primordiale
2019	Gray, D. tsong kha pa	Illumination of the Hidden Meaning Part 2	ye shes	Sanskrit jñāna English gnosis
2019	Gray, D. tsong kha pa	Illumination of the Hidden Meaning Part 2	ye shes	Sanskrit jñāna English gnosis
2019	Callahan, E. Dwags po bkra shis rnam rgyal Karmapa, 9th	Moonbeams of Mahāmudrā (Callahan)	ye shes	English wisdom
2019	Gray, D. tsong kha pa	Illumination of the Hidden Meaning Part 2	ye shes	Sanskrit jñāna English gnosis
2018	Bernert, C. Chödung Karmo Translation Group Rong ston shes bya kun rig	Perfect or Perfected? Rongtön on Buddha-Nature	ye shes	Sanskrit jñāna English gnosis Definition The knowledge or wisdom exclusive to noble beings or āryas. Also termed "pristine wisdom," "transcendent awareness," and the like.
2018	Gethin, S. Padmakara Translation Group Asaṅga Maitreya Mi pham rgya mtsho	A Feast of the Nectar of the Supreme Vehicle	ye shes	Sanskrit jñana English gnosis Definition Also called primal wisdom or primordial wisdom. The knowing (shes pa) that has always been present since the beginning (ye nas); awareness, clarity-emptiness, naturally dwelling in all beings.
2017	Gray, D. tsong kha pa	Illumination of the Hidden Meaning Part 1	ye shes	Sanskrit jñāna English gnosis
2017	Gray, D. tsong kha pa	Illumination of the Hidden Meaning Part 1	ye shes	Sanskrit jñāna English gnosis
2017	Fletcher, W. Harding, S. Draszczyk, M. Canti, J. Sheehy, M. Duckworth, D. Gayley, H. Ronis, J. Deroche, M. Holmes-Tagchungdarpa, A. Willock, N. Barstow, G. Schapiro, J.	A Gathering of Brilliant Moons	ye shes	Sanskrit jnāña Definition Primordial gnosis or wisdom.
2017	Gray, D. tsong kha pa	Illumination of the Hidden Meaning Part 1	ye shes	Sanskrit jñāna English gnosis
2016	Charrier, C. Dwags po bkra shis rnam rgyal	Lumière de diamant	ye shes	Sanskrit jñāna French sagesse primordiale
2016	Charrier, C. Dwags po bkra shis rnam rgyal	Lumière de diamant	ye shes	Sanskrit jñāna French sagesses primordiales
2016	Charrier, C. Dwags po bkra shis rnam rgyal	Lumière de diamant	ye shes	Sanskrit jñāna French sagesse primordiale
2016	Dorje, G. Chos dbyings stobs ldan rdo rje	The Complete Nyingma Tradition from Sutra to Tantra, Books 15 to 17 Vol. 2	ye shes	Sanskrit jñāna English pristine cognition
2015	Klein, A. Sangpo, Khetsun	Strand of Jewels	ye shes	English primordial knowing primordial wisdom
2015	Wallace, A. Bdud 'joms gling pa	Dudjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection Vol. 1	ye shes	Sanskrit jñana English primordial consciousness Definition The manifest state of the ground, which is self-emergent, naturally luminous, and free of outer and inner obscuration; this is indivisible from the all-pervasive, lucid, clear expanse of the absolute space of phenomena, free of contamination.
2015	Klein, A. Sangpo, Khetsun	Strand of Jewels	ye shes	Sanskrit jñāna English primordial knowing
2014	Dahl, C. Dharmachakra Translation Committee Gentry, J. Duckworth, D. Herdman, H. Köppl, H. Doctor, T. Asaṅga Maitreya Mi pham rgya mtsho Gzhan phan chos kyi snang ba	Ornament of the Great Vehicle Sūtras	ye shes	English wakefulness
2014	Dahl, C. Dharmachakra Translation Committee Gentry, J. Duckworth, D. Herdman, H. Köppl, H. Doctor, T. Asaṅga Maitreya Mi pham rgya mtsho Gzhan phan chos kyi snang ba	Ornament of the Great Vehicle Sūtras	ye shes	Sanskrit jñāna English wakefulness
2014	Chonam, Lama Khandro, Sangye Light of Berotsana Lingpa, Dudjom Pema Lungtok Gyatso	Dudjom Lingpa's Chöd	ye shes	Sanskrit jñāna English wisdom
2014	Charrier, C. Brunnhölzl, K.	Au cœur du ciel, Vol. II	ye shes	Sanskrit jñāna French sagesse/conscience primordiale
2014	Charrier, C. Brunnhölzl, K.	Au cœur du ciel, Vol. II	ye shes	Sanskrit jñāna French sagesse / conscience primordiale
2013	Yarnall, T. Tsong kha pa	Great Treatise on the Stages of Mantra	ye shes	Sanskrit jñāna English intuition
2013	Beer, Z. Dahl, C. Dharmachakra Translation Committee Doctor, T. Maitreya Gzhan phan chos kyi snang ba Mi pham rgya mtsho	Distinguishing Phenomena from Their Intrinsic Nature	ye shes	English wakefulness
2013	Beer, Z. Dahl, C. Dharmachakra Translation Committee Doctor, T. Maitreya Gzhan phan chos kyi snang ba Mi pham rgya mtsho	Distinguishing Phenomena from Their Intrinsic Nature	ye shes	Sanskrit jñāna English wakefulness
2012	Barron, R. 'jam mgon kong sprul	Foundations of Buddhist Study and Practice	ye shes	Sanskrit jñāna English timeless awareness
2012	Dorje, G. 'jam mgon kong sprul	Indo-Tibetan Classical Learning and Buddhist Phenomenology	ye shes	Sanskrit jñāna English (Jaina) knowledge
2012	Dorje, G. 'jam mgon kong sprul	Indo-Tibetan Classical Learning and Buddhist Phenomenology	ye shes	Sanskrit jñāna English pristine cognition
2011	Barron, R. Padma Translation Committee Klong chen pa	A Treasure Trove of Scriptural Transmission	ye shes	English timeless awareness
2011	Duckworth, D.	Jamgön Mipam: His Life and Teachings	ye shes	Sanskrit jñāna English wisdom Definition Nonconceptual awareness of reality.
2011	Komarovski, Y.	Visions of Unity	ye shes	Sanskrit jñāna English primordial mind
2011	Barron, R. 'jam mgon kong sprul	Journey and Goal	ye shes	Sanskrit jñāna English pristine awareness
2011	Barron, R. 'jam mgon kong sprul	Journey and Goal	ye shes	Sanskrit jñāna English timeless awareness
2010	Ruegg, D.	The Buddhist Philosophy of the Middle	ye shes	Sanskrit jñāna English Gnosis Definition See Skt. jñāna, Tib. ye shes
2010	Achard, J-L.	The Precepts in Eight Chapters	ye shes	English Wisdoms Definition One of the two modalities (with Bodies) expressing the true essence of the Natural State and the fruit of Buddhahood.
2010	Charrier, C. Dwags po bkra shis rnam rgyal	Rayons de lune	ye shes	French sagesse primordiale non conceptuelle
2009	Chávez, A. Jackson, R. Sopa, Lhundub Tukwan, 3rd	The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems	ye shes	Sanskrit jñāna English gnosis Definition In contrast to wisdom (prajñā, shes rab), which may be either worldly or transmundane, gnosis usually connotes a realization of the nature of things that is profound and liberating. The “accumulation” of gnosis on the bodhisattva path eventuates in the attainment of a buddhas dharmakāya.
2008	Chonam, Lama Khandro, S. Light of Berotsana 'jigs med gling pa	Yeshe Lama (2008, Snow Lion)	ye shes	Sanskrit jñāna English wisdom
2007	Gray, D.	The Cakrasamvara Tantra (The Discourse of Sri Heruka) - A Study and Annotated Translation (2007)	ye shes	Sanskrit jñāna English gnosis
2007	Loizzo, J.	Nāgārjuna's Reason Sixty with Chandrakīrti's Reason Sixty Commentary	ye shes	Sanskrit jñāna English insight
2007	Callahan, E. 'jam mgon kong sprul	Frameworks of Buddhist Philosophy	ye shes	Sanskrit jñāna English primordial wisdom
2007	Gray, D.	The Cakrasamvara Tantra (The Discourse of Sri Heruka) - A Study and Annotated Translation (2007)	ye shes	Sanskrit jñāna English gnosis
2007	Loizzo, J.	Nāgārjuna's Reason Sixty with Chandrakīrti's Reason Sixty Commentary	ye shes	Sanskrit jñāna English intuition
2007	Gray, D.	The Cakrasamvara Tantra (The Discourse of Sri Heruka) - A Study and Annotated Translation (2007)	ye shes	Sanskrit jñāna English gnosis
2006	Padmakara Translation Group Gethin, S. Khyentse, Dilgo	Zurchungpa's Testament (Padmakara 2006)	ye shes	Sanskrit jñana English primal wisdom Definition The knowing (shes pa) that has always been present since the beginning (ye nas), awareness, clarity-emptiness, naturally dwelling in all beings
2006	Dahl, C. Doctor, T. Dalton, C. Damron, R. Dharmachakra Translation Committee Herdman, H. Levi, N. Stephenson, M. Volt, B. Asaṅga Gzhan phan chos kyi snang ba Maitreya Mi pham rgya mtsho	Middle Beyond Extremes	ye shes	English wakefulness
2006	Dahl, C. Doctor, T. Dalton, C. Damron, R. Dharmachakra Translation Committee Herdman, H. Levi, N. Stephenson, M. Volt, B. Asaṅga Gzhan phan chos kyi snang ba Maitreya Mi pham rgya mtsho	Middle Beyond Extremes	ye shes	Sanskrit jñāna English wakefulness
2006	Dahl, C. Doctor, A. The Dharmachakra Translation Committee 'jigs med gling pa Dpal sprul o rgyan ʼjigs med chos kyi dbang po dge rtse ma hA paN+Di ta tshe dbang mchog grub	Deity Mantra and Wisdom	ye shes	English Wisdom Definition Inborn knowing; the empty and dear awareness that is naturally present within the mind streams of all sentient beings. [TD 2593]
2006	Barron, R. Fairclough, S. Bdud 'joms gling pa	Buddhahood Without Meditation	ye shes	Sanskrit jñāna English pristine awareness Definition awareness (shey) that is atemporal and pristine (ye), having always been the true nondual nature of mind [primordial wisdom (BM, NJ, PC); wisdom (DZP, RW); existential awareness (FRC); pristine cognition (KB); ever fresh awareness (PE); timeless awareness (PT); primal wisdom (SL, WPT); wakefulness (VH)]
2006	Dahl, C. Doctor, A. The Dharmachakra Translation Committee 'jigs med gling pa Dpal sprul o rgyan ʼjigs med chos kyi dbang po dge rtse ma hA paN+Di ta tshe dbang mchog grub	Deity Mantra and Wisdom	ye shes	English wisdom
2005	Garry, R. Dudjom Rinpoche	Wisdom Nectar	ye shes	English wisdom primordial wisdom
2004	Doctor, T. Dharmachakra Translation Committee Mi pham rgya mtsho	Speech of Delight	ye shes	English wakefulness
2004	Doctor, T. Dharmachakra Translation Committee Mi pham rgya mtsho	Speech of Delight	ye shes	English wakefulness
2004	Kilty, G. Nor bzang rgya mtsho	Ornament of Stainless Light	ye shes	Sanskrit jñāna English gnosis Definition In tantra gnosis is a primordial phenomenon of the vajra body, usually dwelling within the subtle drop at the heart cakra, andoften identified as the primordial mind of clear light. Gnosis is crucial to tantra’s total reliance on the human body as possessor of the perfect equipment, in the form of channels, winds, and drops, for the attainment of enlightenment.
2004	Palmo, A. J.	The Great Image	ye shes	Sanskrit jnana English wisdom (2) Definition The primordial and nondual knowing aspect of the nature of the mind.
2004	Brunnhölzl, K. Pawo Rinpoche, 2nd	The Center of the Sunlit Sky	ye shes	Sanskrit jñāna English wisdom
2004	Brunnhölzl, K. Pawo Rinpoche, 2nd	The Center of the Sunlit Sky	ye shes	Sanskrit jñāna English wisdom
2003	Kalu Rinpoché Translation Group McLeod, I. 'jam mgon kong sprul	Myriad Worlds (2003)	ye shes	Sanskrit jñāna English pristine wisdom
2002	Trungpa, Chögyam	The Myth of Freedom (2002)	ye shes	Sanskrit jnana English wisdom
2001	Blankleder, H. Padmakara Translation Group Fletcher, W. 'jigs med gling pa Kangyur Rinpoche	Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)	shes rab ye shes	Sanskrit prajna jnana English Wisdom Definition (1) the ability to discern correctly; the understanding of emptiness. (2) the primordial and nondual knowing aspect of the nature of the mind.
2001	Simmer-Brown, J.	Dakini's Warm Breath	ye shes	Sanskrit jñāna
1999	Padmakara Translation Group Rgyal ba byang chub Nam mkha'i snying po	Lady of the Lotus-Born	ye shes	English WISDOM PRIMAL Definition Pure awareness, spontaneously present in the minds of beings from beginningless time.
1999	Harding, S. Thrangu Rinpoche	The Song of Lodro Thaye: A Vajra Song on Mahamudra by Jamgon Kongtrul	ye shes	English higher wisdom
1999	Pettit, J. Mi pham rgya mtsho	Mipham's Beacon of Certainty	ye shes	Sanskrit jñāna English gnosis wisdom pristine cognition
1997	Montenegro, M. Kalu Rinpoche	Luminous Mind	ye shes	Sanskrit jñāna English primordial wisdom
1997	Dreyfus, G.	Recognizing Reality	ye shes	Sanskrit jñāna English gnosis
1996	Nicell, J. Churinoff, G. Gyatso, Jampa	Everlasting Rain of Nectar	ye shes	Sanskrit jṅāna English exalted wisdom
1994	Holmes, Ken Holmes, Katia Asaṅga Thrangu Rinpoche	The Uttara Tantra: A Treatise on Buddha Nature	ye shes	English jñāna
1992	Newland, G.	The Two Truths in the Mādhyamika Philosophy of the Ge-luk-ba Order of Tibetan Buddhism	ye shes	Sanskrit jñāna English exalted wisdom
1992	Cabezón, J. Mkhas grub rje	A Dose of Emptiness (1992)	ye shes	English gnosis
1986	Willson, Martin	In Praise of Tara	ye shes	Sanskrit jñāna English Gnosis Definition Wisdom-knowledge
1986	Napper, E. Lati Rinpoche	Mind in Tibetan Buddhism	ye shes	Sanskrit jñāna English exalted wisdom
1986	Willson, Martin	In Praise of Tara	ye shes	Sanskrit jñāna English Wisdom-knowledge Definition the perfect, absolute, heavenly, divine wisdom, which will suddenly break forth from the bodies of terrifying gods in the shape of fire' (Jäschke), the transcendant knowledge of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas beyond the Seventh Stage; the tenth Perfection. Five W.-k.: see Kleśa.
1980	Nālandā Translation Committee Trungpa, Chögyam	The Rain of Wisdom	ye shes	Sanskrit jñāna English wisdom Definition The wisdom-activity of enlightenment, transcending all dualistic conceptualization. One's being is spontaneously wise, without needing to seek for it. The Tibetan term means "primordial knowing."