Consciousness: 2 definitions
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Consciousness means something in Buddhism, Pali, Jainism, Prakrit. 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.
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In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Google Books: The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical SystemsConsciousness refers to one of the “Five Aggregates” (i.e., “that which comprises the ‘person’”) which are known in Tibetan as phung po lnga.—Accordingly, [while describing the Svātantrika Madhyamaka philosophical school], [regarding the mode of imputation based on the aggregates]: [...] Some Saṃmatīyas say that all Five Aggregates [e.g., consciousness] are the self. Although schools from the Svātantrikas on down claim that the person is a mere imputation based on the aggregates, they think that if the aggregates are the basis of the imputation of a person, the aggregates necessarily are the person; and they believe that the aggregates are imputed as being the person. [...]
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.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: archive.org: TrisastisalakapurusacaritraConsciousness is present in one’s own body and in other bodies, according to chapter 1.1 [ādīśvara-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.
Accordingly, as Svayambuddha refuted Materialism in the presence of king Mahābala (i.e., previous incarnation of Ṛṣabha):—
“It is deduced from the perception of action always accompanied by intelligence that consciousness is present in (one’s own) body and in other bodies. Whatever creature dies, he is born again. So there is undoubtedly another world of consciousness. One and the same consciousness passes from birth to another birth, just as from childhood to youth and from youth to maturity. For without the continued habits of former consciousness, how can a child, just born, untaught, direct its mouth to the breast? How can a conscious being be produced from unconscious elements? For in this world the result is seen to be similar to the cause. Is a conscious being derived from elements singly or all together?”.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
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Search found 500 books and stories containing Consciousness; (plurals include: Consciousnesses). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Introducing Buddhist Abhidhamma (by Kyaw Min, U)
Chapter 2 - Consciousness < [Part 1 - Abhidhamma]
Chapter 9 - Consciousness < [Book II]
Chapter 1 - Preliminaries < [Part 1 - Abhidhamma]
Buddha-nature (as Depicted in the Lankavatara-sutra) (by Nguyen Dac Sy)
1.1. System of Consciousnesses < [Chapter 4 - The Thought of Buddha-Nature in the Laṅkāvatārasūtra]
1.2. The Ālayavijñāna < [Chapter 4 - The Thought of Buddha-Nature in the Laṅkāvatārasūtra]
1. Gradual cultivation < [Chapter 5 - The Practice of Buddha-Nature in the Laṅkāvatārasūtra]
Visuddhimagga (the pah of purification) (by Ñāṇamoli Bhikkhu)
(3) Penetration of Minds < [Chapter XIII - Other Direct-knowledges (abhiññā-niddesa)]
Comprehension of the Material < [Chapter XX - Purification by Knowledge and Vision of the Path and the Not-path]
Absorption in the Cognitive Series < [Chapter IV - The Earth Kasiṇa (Pathavī-kasiṇa-niddesa)]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
1. The ātman is not an object of consciousness. < [Part 13 - Non-existence of the donor]
Part 3 - Explanation of the word ‘śrutam’ (śruta) < [Chapter II - Evam Mayā Śrutam Ekasmin Samaye]
2. Actions producing the thirty-two marks (dvātriṃśallakṣaṇa) < [Part 4 - The Bodhisattva in the Abhidharma system]
Shurangama Sutra (with commentary) (English) (by Hsuan Hua)
The eighteen realms are the treasury of the Tathagata < [Chapter 5 - The Eighteen Realms]
Manjushri examines the six consciousnesses < [Chapter 3 - Manjushri Selects the Organ of Entry]
The explanatory gatha < [Chapter 6 - The Source of the Knot]
The Great Chariot (by Longchenpa)
Part 1b.1c - The occasion of awareness < [B. The extensive explanation of the nature of karma]
Part 1b.1e - What predominates in the three chief realms < [B. The extensive explanation of the nature of karma]
Part 1b.1j - How the cause of liberation is produced < [B. The extensive explanation of the nature of karma]
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