八識 / 八识 – The eight parijñāna

4 02 2015

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八識 / 八识 – The eight parijñāna, or kinds of cognition, perception, or consciousness. 
眼識 / 眼识 – caksur-vijñāna, eye consciousness or seeing 
耳識 / 耳识 – śrotra-vijñāna, ear consciousness or hearing 
鼻識 / 鼻识 – ghrāna-vijñāna, nose conciousness or smelling 
舌識 / 舌识 – jihvā-vijñāna, tongue conciousness or tasting 
身識 / 身识 – kāya-vijñāna, cognition of the objects of touch 
意識 / 意识 – mano-vijñāna, the mental sense or intellect 
末那識 / 末那识 – kliṣṭa-mano-vijñāna, the discriminating and constructive sense and the cause of all egoism and individualizing 
阿賴耶識 / 阿赖耶识 – ālaya-vijñāna, basis from which come all “seeds”of consciousness 

眼識/眼识, 耳識/耳识, 鼻識/鼻识, 舌識/舌识, 身識/身识 – the first 5 consciousness are also known as 五識/五识, pinyin: wǔ shì, The Five Consciousness.


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