八はっ識しき

noun

eight consciousnesses

Buddhist term referring to the eight layers of consciousness: the five sense-consciousnesses, mind-consciousness, self-consciousness, and store-consciousness. Used in Yogacara and related traditions.

• 唯ゆい識しきでは、八はっ識しきのうち阿頼耶識あらやしきが根こん本ぽんの識しきとされる。

  In Yogacara, among the eight consciousnesses, the store-consciousness (ālaya-vijñāna) is considered the fundamental consciousness.