Pratyavekṣaṇajñāna

pratyavekṣaṇājñāna (T. so sor rtogs pa’i ye shes; C. miao guancha zhi; 妙觀察智) is translated as “wisdom of specific knowledge”, "discriminated wisdom", etc. One of the five types of wisdom that are experienced by the buddhas.

Pratyavekṣaṇa-jñāna ("discriminated wisdom") perceives the specificity, the uniqueness of dharmas.

Khenpo Ngawang Pelzang states:

Discriminating wisdom is the knowledge that while from the point of view of the absolute nature all phenomena are the same in being equal, from the point of view of the phenomena themselves all things in samsara and nirvana are distinct and not confounded.

The Khenjuk states:

Discriminating wisdom is the transformation of the mind consciousness. Being forever unfettered and unhindered concerning all that is knowable, it is like a treasure of samadhi and retention since it reveals all the great riches of the Dharma throughout the mandala of the assembly, and showers down the great rain of Dharma to cut through doubts.

Sources

• Buswell, Robert E.; Lopez, Donald S. (2014), The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism, Princeton University 
• Keown, Damien (2003), A Dictionary of Buddhism, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-860560-9 
• Khenpo Ngawang Pelzang (2011), A Guide to the Words of My Perfect Teacher, translated by Padmakara Translation Group, Shambhala 
• Mipham Rinpoche (2002), Gateway to Knowledge, vol. III, translated by Kunsang, Erik Pema, Rangjung Yeshe Publications 

Further reading

• Thinley Norbu (2012), Small Golden Key, Shambhala 
• Thrangu Rinpoche (1998), The Five Buddha Families and the Eight Consciousnesses, translated by Peter Roberts, Boulder, Colorado: Namo Buddha Publications 
• mnyam_pa_nyid_kyi_ye_shes, Rangjung Yeshe Wiki
• མཉམ་ཉིད་ཡེ་ཤེས་, Christian-Steinert Dictionary