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'''Eight consciousnesses''' (Skt. ''ashtavijñana''; [[Wyl.]] ''rnam shes tshogs brgyad'') are mentioned in the writings of the [[Mind Only]] school.  
'''Eight consciousnesses''', or more literally, '''eight collections of consciousness''' (Skt. ''aṣṭavijñānakāya''; [[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
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 [[defiled mental consciousness]] or emotional consciousness (Skt. ''kliṣṭamanas''; Wyl. ''nyon yid'') and  
*the [[all-ground consciousness]] (Skt. ''alaya vijñana''; Tib. ''kunshyi namshé''; [[Wyl.]] ''kun gzhi rnam shes'').
*the [[all-ground consciousness]] (Skt. ''ālaya vijñāna''; Tib. ''kunshyi namshé''; [[Wyl.]] ''kun gzhi rnam shes'').


===Transformation into Five Wisdoms===
===Transformation into Five Wisdoms===

Revision as of 19:50, 23 June 2009

Eight consciousnesses, or more literally, eight collections of consciousness (Skt. aṣṭavijñānakāya; 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

Transformation into Five Wisdoms

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