Asaṃpramoṣatā

asaṃpramoṣatā (T. bsnyel ba mi mnga' ba). One of the twenty-one sets of undefiled qualities.

This term is translated as either:

• absence of forgetfulness, or
• absence of delay

The Treasury of Precious Qualities states:

The absence of forgetfulness (bsnyel ba mi mnga’ ba). Buddhas never forget anything, even things occurring countless kalpas in the past. They remember everything as if it had just happened.”

The Khenjuk states:

The eighteenth category is absence of delay. Like waves on the ocean, he never lets pass, even the slightest instant, the right time for accomplishing the benefit of those to be tamed. In short, he never postpones or delays to a later time.

The Perfection of Wisdom in Eighteen Thousand Lines (Aṣṭasāhasrikā prajñāpāramitā) states:

“What is the tathāgatas’ natural state not robbed of mindfulness (asaṃpramoṣa-dharmatā; T. bsnyel ba mi mnga’ ba’i chos nyid)? That on account of which the lord buddhas do not miss an opportunity to work for the welfare of beings, based on their teaching a meaningful doctrine, is called the natural state not robbed of mindfulness.

Sources

• Jigme Lingpa; Kangyur Rinpoche (2010), Treasury of Precious Qualities, Book One, translated by Padmakara Translation Group, Boston: Shambhala Publications 
• Mipham Rinpoche (2002), Gateway to Knowledge, vol. III, translated by Kunsang, Erik Pema, Rangjung Yeshe Publications