아뢰야식

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Korean

Alternative forms

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 阿賴耶識, from 阿賴耶 (phonetic representation of Sanskrit) + (consciousness), ultimately from Sanskrit आलयविज्ञान (ālayavijñāna).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?aroeyasik
Revised Romanization (translit.)?aloeyasig
McCune–Reischauer?aroeyasik
Yale Romanization?aloyyasik

Noun

아뢰야식 (aroeyasik) (hanja 阿賴耶識)

  1. (Buddhism, philosophy) storehouse consciousness or ālayavijñāna, the last of the Eight Consciousnesses, the ultimate source of mind and existence

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