阿頼耶識

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Japanese[edit]

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Kanji in this term

Jinmeiyō
Grade: S
Jinmeiyō
しき
Grade: 5
on’yomi irregular on’yomi goon
Alternative spelling
阿賴耶識 (kyūjitai)

Etymology[edit]

Ultimately from Sanskrit आलयविज्ञान (ālaya-vijñāna, literally dwelling-consciousness),[1][2][3] via Middle Chinese 阿賴耶識 (MC 'a lajH yae syik).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

阿頼耶識(あらやしき) (arayashiki

  1. (Buddhism) storehouse consciousness, forming the base of all human existence

References[edit]

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN