noun
mental functions; mental factors; mental states
Buddhist technical term for the various functions, factors, or states of the mind, often discussed in Abhidharma analysis.
唯識では、心所は心王に伴って働く。
In Yogācāra, mental factors function in association with the mind.
この経典には五十一の心所が列挙されている。
This sutra lists fifty-one mental factors.