Perception topic View in explorer
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The mental process of recognizing and giving meaning to experience. It marks sensory information by signs, labels, or associations drawn from memory and the field of contact. Perception shapes how one experiences the world. It is the third of the five aggregates.
Also known as: recognition, conception
Pāli: sañña
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