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''' | '''All-ground consciousness''' - ''alayavijñana'' [Skt.], ''kun shyi nampar shépa'' [Tib.]. ''Kun'' means ‘all’, ''shyi'' means ‘ground’, ''nampar shépa'' is ‘consciousness’. The [[Chittamatra]] and [[Svatantrika-Madhyamika]] schools posit [[eight consciousnesses|eight types of consciousness]]. The all-ground consciousness is the eighth consciousness. There are three mental consciousnesses, of which two are active (the sixth and seventh) and one is inactive (the eighth). | ||
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Revision as of 12:28, 9 August 2007
All-ground consciousness - alayavijñana [Skt.], kun shyi nampar shépa [Tib.]. Kun means ‘all’, shyi means ‘ground’, nampar shépa is ‘consciousness’. The Chittamatra and Svatantrika-Madhyamika schools posit eight types of consciousness. The all-ground consciousness is the eighth consciousness. There are three mental consciousnesses, of which two are active (the sixth and seventh) and one is inactive (the eighth).