Questions tagged [alaya-vijnana]
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What did Vasubandhu and Asanga say regarding Nagarjunacharya?
Given that Vasubandhu and Asanga came after Nagarjunacharya, who was a proponent of a major Buddhist school with a different philosophy. Did they or thier students like Dignaga say anything about ...
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Has anyone ever in the history of Buddhism claimed that the phenomenal aspect of the storehouse consciousness is also permanent?
Has anyone ever in the history of Buddhism claimed that the phenomenal aspect of the storehouse consciousness is also permanent?
I'm not asking if it's impermanent, but if it is also permanent. ...
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How can the term "spirit" be translated into Buddhist doctrine?
How can the term "spirit" be translated into Buddhist doctrine? If I may just copy paste the definition:
Moreover, could be mean anything unconditioned, permanent, or in some way separate from the ...
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Questions on the five Skandhas
I find that the five Skandhas can be very confusing at times, as the Western idea of mind and perception is very different to the Buddhist idea of mind and perception. On top of that, many ...
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What are the positions of the different schools on a primordial mind?
Different Buddhist traditions have some mention of an original, primordial mind of some sort. If there is one, what are its attributes.
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The alayavijnana and emptiness
I asked a question about rebirth without new awareness, only karmic conditioning. According to the doctrine of the Nidanas, I answered my question saying that:
Kamma-bhava [bhava being the 10th ...
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What is storehouse consciousness?
I've been reading Peter Harvey's Introduction the Buddhism and I've come across the concept of storehouse consciousness. It's in relation to Yogācāra and Chan Buddhism - originally with Yogācāra. It ...
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