A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Alaya-vijnana
This page describes Alaya-vijnana which is located on page 91 of the first volume in the book: A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism by Swami Harshananda. This book, known as “a concise encyclopaedia of hinduism”, includes a vast amount of topics covering general aspects on Hinduism, but also contains important aspects regarding Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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Brahma Sutras (Nimbarka commentary) [by Roma Bose]
(* 1) Alaya-vijnana. The Vijnana-skandha consists of vijnanas or cognitions of two kinds, alaya-vijnana and pravritti-vijnana. The former consists of cognitions which refer to the ‘I , the ego; while the latter those that refer to the so-called external objects. (* 2) Brahma-sutras (Shankara s commentary) 2.2.31, p. 557; Govinda-bhashya 2.2.31....
Read full contents: Brahma-Sutra 2.2.31
Brahma Sutras (Shankaracharya) [by George Thibaut]
And on account of the momentariness (of the alayavijnana, it cannot be the abode of mental impressions). If you maintain that the so-called internal cognition (alayavijnana) assumed by you may constitute the abode of the mental impressions, we deny that, because that cognition also being admittedly momentary, and hence non-permanent, cannot be the abode of impressions any more than the quasi-external cognitions (pravritti-vijnana)....
Read full contents: II, 2, 31
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 3 [by Surendranath Dasgupta]
Vijnana-mrita-bhashya, II. i. 2. (* 6) Vijnana-mrita-bhashya, pp. 271, 272....
Read full contents: Part 8 - Bhikshu’s criticism of the Samkhya and Yoga
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