末那識まなしき

noun

manas-vijnana; defiled mental consciousness

Buddhist term for the seventh consciousness, which mistakenly perceives a self and gives rise to ego-attachment. Used in Yogacara and related traditions.

• 唯ゆい識しきでは、末那識まなしきが自じ我が執しゅう着ちゃくの根こん源げんとされる。

  In Yogacara, manas-vijnana is considered the root of ego-attachment.