Body consciousness: 1 definition
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Body consciousness means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Google Books: The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical SystemsBody Consciousness refers to one of the “Eight Consciousnesses” (in the Yogācāra tradition of Mahāyāna Buddhism). The full list is the consciousness related to eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, mind, the afflicted mind, and the mind-basis-of-all.

Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Consciousness, Body.
Full-text: Eighteen sense-fields, Kayavijnana, Kayavijnanadhatu, khams bco brgyad, Ashtadashadhatu, Radha Sutta, Sparsha, Ashtadasha, Sparshtavya, Dhatu, Eight consciousnesses, Sarvadharmashunyata, Samskrita, Kama, Vinnana, Vinnana Kicca, Khandha.
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Search found 49 books and stories containing Body consciousness; (plurals include: Body consciousnesses). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Description of the ‘five eyes’ (cakṣus) < [Part 6 - Obtaining the five ‘eyes’]
Section A.5 - Rejection of pleasant touchables < [Part 2 - Means of acquiring meditation]
Part 3 - Patience in regard to the Buddhadharma < [Chapter XXV - Patience Toward the Dharma]
Letters from Nina (by Nina van Gorkom)
Shurangama Sutra (with commentary) (English) (by Hsuan Hua)
The realm of body consciousness, objects of touch < [Chapter 5 - The Eighteen Realms]
The eighteen realms are the treasury of the Tathagata < [Chapter 5 - The Eighteen Realms]
The mind that resides in mindfulness < [Chapter 2 - The Bodhisattva Stages]
A Manual of Abhidhamma (by Nārada Thera)
Summary of Feeling < [Chapter III - Miscellaneous Section]
Different Combinations of Mental States < [Chapter II - Mental States]
18 Types of Rootless Consciousness < [Chapter I - Different Types of Consciousness]
Abhidhamma in Daily Life (by Nina Van Gorkom)
A Survey of Paramattha Dhammas (by Sujin Boriharnwanaket)
Chapter 19 - Feelings < [Part 2 - Citta]
Chapter 10 - Functions of Citta < [Part 2 - Citta]
Chapter 12 - The Nature Of Javana-citta < [Part 2 - Citta]