Mind consciousness: 1 definition
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Mind 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 SystemsMind 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, Mind.
Starts with: Mind Consciousness Element.
Ends with: Afflicted mind consciousness.
Full-text (+9): Eighteen sense-fields, Manovijnanadhatu, Manovijnana, Mind Consciousness Element, Afflicted mind consciousness, Hasituppada Citta, Mana, Manovinnana Dhatu, Cakshurvijnanadhatu, Cakshurvijnana, Ashtadashadhatu, khams bco brgyad, Kiriya, Sparsha, Ashtadasha, Manodhatu, Five wisdoms, Hadaya Vatthu, Alaya, Vinnana Kicca.
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Search found 54 books and stories containing Mind consciousness; (plurals include: Mind consciousnesses). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Shurangama Sutra (with commentary) (English) (by Hsuan Hua)
The realm of mind, dharmas, and consciousness < [Chapter 5 - The Eighteen Realms]
The Tathagata shows that the false consciousness has no substance < [Chapter 5 - The Way to Shamatha]
The place of the mind and dharmas < [Chapter 4 - The Twelve Places]
Visuddhimagga (the pah of purification) (by Ñāṇamoli Bhikkhu)
The Two Kinds of Concentration < [Chapter IV - The Earth Kasiṇa (Pathavī-kasiṇa-niddesa)]
B. Description of the Elements (dhātu) < [Chapter XV - The Bases and Elements (āyatana-dhātu-niddesa)]
The 89 Kinds of Consciousness < [Chapter XIV - The Aggregates (khandha-niddesa)]
Guide to Tipitaka (by U Ko Lay)
(c) Conventional Truth And Ultimate Truth < [Chapter IX - What Is Abhidhamma Pitaka?]
A comparative study between Buddhism and Nyaya (by Roberta Pamio)
4.3. Types of Consciousness < [Chapter 2 - The Four Buddhist Schools of Philosophy]
The Great Chariot (by Longchenpa)
Part 1b.1j - How the cause of liberation is produced < [B. The extensive explanation of the nature of karma]
Part 1b.1c - The occasion of awareness < [B. The extensive explanation of the nature of karma]
Part 1b.1f - How consciousness dissolves < [B. The extensive explanation of the nature of karma]
Vipassana Dipani (by Mahathera Ledi Sayadaw)