Alayavijñana
ĀLAYAVIJÑĀNA
The ālayavijñāna (storehouse consciousness) is the most fundamental of the eight consciousnesses recognized in the VijÑānavāda school of thought. It is said to contain all the "seeds" for the "consciousnessmoments" or "consciousness-events" that people generally call reality.
See also:Consciousness, Theories of; Psychology
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