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'''All-ground consciousness''' (Skt. ''ālayavijñāna''; Tib. ''kun shyi nampar shépa''; [[Wyl.]] ''kun gzhi rnam par shes pa'') | '''All-ground consciousness''' (Skt. ''ālayavijñāna''; Tib. ''kun shyi nampar shépa''; [[Wyl.]] ''kun gzhi rnam par shes pa'') — the eighth of the [[eight consciousnesses]] posited by the [[Chittamatra]] and [[Svatantrika-Madhyamika]] schools. There are three mental consciousnesses, of which two are active (the sixth and seventh) and one is inactive (the eighth). | ||
===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
''Kun'' means ‘all’, ''shyi'' means ‘ground’, ''nampar shépa'' is ‘consciousness’. | ''Kun'' means ‘all’, ''shyi'' means ‘ground’, ''nampar shépa'' is ‘consciousness’. | ||
==Internal Links== | |||
*[[all-ground]], [[alaya]] | |||
[[Category:Key Terms]] | [[Category:Key Terms]] | ||
[[Category:Chittamatra]] | [[Category:Chittamatra]] | ||
Revision as of 22:31, 21 August 2010
All-ground consciousness (Skt. ālayavijñāna; Tib. kun shyi nampar shépa; Wyl. kun gzhi rnam par shes pa) — the eighth of the eight consciousnesses posited by the Chittamatra and Svatantrika-Madhyamika schools. There are three mental consciousnesses, of which two are active (the sixth and seventh) and one is inactive (the eighth).
Etymology
Kun means ‘all’, shyi means ‘ground’, nampar shépa is ‘consciousness’.