말나식

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Korean

Alternative forms

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 末那識, from 末那 (phonetic representation of Sanskrit) + (consciousness), ultimately from Sanskrit मानसविज्ञान (mānasavijñāna).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?mallasik
Revised Romanization (translit.)?malnasig
McCune–Reischauer?mallasik
Yale Romanization?malnasik

Noun

말나식 (mallasik) (hanja 末那識)

  1. (Buddhism, philosophy) manas-vijnana: the seventh of the Eight Consciousnesses, characterized by incessant mental activity in the mind, creating the illusion of the ego
    Synonym: 사량식(思量識)

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