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Tongue 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 SystemsTongue 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, Tongue.
Full-text: Eighteen sense-fields, Jihvavijnana, Jihvavijnanadhatu, khams bco brgyad, Ashtadashadhatu, Ashtadasha, Jihva, Shrotra, Ghrana, Rasa, Shrotrashabda, Dhatu, Eight consciousnesses, Sarvadharmashunyata, Samskrita, Vinnana, Khandha.
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Search found 25 books and stories containing Tongue consciousness; (plurals include: Tongue 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 tongue, flavors, and consciousness < [Chapter 5 - The Eighteen Realms]
Purnamaitreyaniputra: the tongue consciousness < [Chapter 2 - Twenty-five Means to Enlightenment]
The eighteen realms are the treasury of the Tathagata < [Chapter 5 - The Eighteen Realms]
Catusacca Dipani (by Mahathera Ledi Sayadaw)
Three Psycho-physical Elements < [Part I - The Manual Of The Four Noble Truths]
Abhidhamma in Daily Life (by Ashin Janakabhivamsa) (by Ashin Janakabhivamsa)
Part 2 - The Five Sense Organs < [Chapter 10 - Rupa (matter)]
Citta or Consciousness < [Chapter 1 - On paramattha, the ultimates (and the mind)]
The Doctrine of Paticcasamuppada (by U Than Daing)
Chapter 5 - Revolving Of Paticcasamuppada From The Beginning
Chapter 3 - Khandha Paticcasamuppada
Patthana Dhamma (by Htoo Naing)
Chapter 14 - Purejāta paccayo (or prenascence condition)
A Manual of Abhidhamma (by Nārada Thera)
18 Types of Rootless Consciousness < [Chapter I - Different Types of Consciousness]
Thought-Processes < [Chapter IV - Analysis of Thought-Processes]
A Synthesis of the Whole < [Chapter VII - Abhidhamma Categories]