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Eight consciousnesses (Skt. ashtavijñana; Wyl. rnam shes tshogs brgyad) are mentioned in the writings of the Mind Only school.

To the six consciousnesses mentioned in the Abhidharma texts of the basic vehicle are added

the defiled mental consciousness or emotional consciousness (Skt. klishtamanas; Wyl. nyon yid) and
the all-ground consciousness (Skt. alaya vijñana; Tib. kunshyi namshé; Wyl. kun gzhi rnam shes).

According to Mipham Rinpoche, the eight consciousnesses transform into the five wisdoms in the following way:

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-'''Eight consciousnesses''' (Skt. ''ashtavijñana''; [[Wyl.]] ''rnam shes tshogs brgyad'') are mentioned in the writings of the [[Mind Only]] school. To the [[six consciousnesses]] mentioned in the [[abhidharma]] texts of the [[basic vehicle]] are added the [[defiled mental consciousness]] or emotional consciousness (Wyl. ''nyon yid'') and the [[all-ground consciousness]] (Skt. ''alaya vijñana''; Tib. ''kunshyi namshé''; [[Wyl.]] ''kun gzhi rnam shes'').
+'''Eight consciousnesses''' (Skt. ''ashtavijñana''; [[Wyl.]] ''rnam shes tshogs brgyad'') are mentioned in the writings of the [[Mind Only]] school.
+To the [[six consciousnesses]] mentioned in the [[Abhidharma]] texts of the [[basic vehicle]] are added
+*the [[defiled mental consciousness]] or emotional consciousness (Skt. ''klishtamanas''; Wyl. ''nyon yid'') and
+*the [[all-ground consciousness]] (Skt. ''alaya vijñana''; Tib. ''kunshyi namshé''; [[Wyl.]] ''kun gzhi rnam shes'').
 ===Transformation into Five Wisdoms===
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 *[[Alaya]] transforms into the [[wisdom of dharmadhatu]].
-*Alaya consciousness transforms into [[mirror-like wisdom]].
+*[[all-ground consciousness|Alaya consciousness]] transforms into [[mirror-like wisdom]].
 *Emotional consciousness transforms into [[wisdom of equality]].
 *Mental consciousness transforms into the [[wisdom of discernment]].