Ādarśajñāna

ādarśajñāna [alt. mahādarśajñāna] (T. me long lta bu’i ye shes; C. dayuanjing zhi; 大圓鏡智) is translated as "mirror-like wisdom", "wisdom of mirror-like awareness", etc. One of the five types of wisdom that are experienced by the buddhas.

Mirror-like wisdom is "devoid of all dualistic thought and ever united with its 'content' as a mirror is with its reflections."

Khenpo Ngawang Pelzang states:

In the same way that the clear surface of a mirror reflects everything, the surface of the wisdom of the absolute nature reflects all the phenomena of samsara and nirvana: this unobstructed, perfectly clear reflection is mirrorlike wisdom.

The Khenjuk states:

Mirror-like wisdom, the transformation of the all-ground consciousness, remains forever unmoved from dharmata, free from 'I' and 'mine', and free from categorizing objects. Omnipresent and devoid of any blindness, it is aware of all knowables, just like images appearing in a mirror, yet forms no concepts of subject and object. It is the source of the following three wisdoms and the basis for the designation 'buddha wisdom'. It is the ultimate basis that designates the buddha of complete enjoyment.

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 
• 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 

Further reading

• ye_shes_lnga, Rangjung Yeshe Wiki
• ye shes lnga, Christian-Steinert Dictionary