To understand the function of our mind it is necessary to study how it is defined. This is an extensive study on how and why we are able to understand. Base primarily on the Do Depa School of thought, this sets the foundation of comprehending the views on mental factors of all Buddhist Schools of thought. The topic of the mind and consciousness is an extensive discourse about the wisdom and logic behind the Buddhist conception of perception. This text is an essential foundation for understanding more difficult and complex subjects. This text is based upon the teachings of the great Tibetan scholar Jetsun Chokyi Gyaltsen.

Gelong Jampa Kunchog has been a fully ordained monk since 1974. He achieved various awards for study while attending the prestigious Sera Jhe Monastic University, graduating at the top of his class. He has dedicated himself to teaching, training, translating and writing about the different tenets and discourses necessary to understand the deep and more profound teachings of the Buddha. Understanding the necessity of clarity of transmission when relating the instructions of the Buddha to others, he has composed many interesting translations and writings in America since 1995. This dedication to excellence will and can be understood through these writings.

Preface.

Introduction.

1. The view of the Samkhya Philosophers.

2. The view of the Bauddha philosophers.

3. The view of the Nyaya philosophers.

4. The Nyaya application of causality: Part A. Perception.

Part B. Inference.

Part C. Analogy.

Part D. Verbal cognition or testimony.

Part E. Aspects of causality.

Notes.

References cited.

Index.