阿頼耶識

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See also: 阿賴耶識 and 阿赖耶识

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
阿 頼 耶 識
あ
Jinmeiyō 		Grade: S や
Jinmeiyō 		しき
Grade: 5
on'yomi irregular on'yomi goon
Alternative spelling
阿賴耶識 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit आलयविज्ञान (ālaya-vijñāna, literally “dwelling-consciousness”), via Middle Chinese 阿賴耶識 (MC 'a lajH yae syik).

Pronunciation

Noun

阿頼耶識(あらやしき) • (arayashiki) 

  1. (Buddhism) storehouse consciousness, forming the base of all human existence

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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