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六識 (rokushiki) Japanese meaning: six consciousnesses | Kotomora
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Kanji 識 discriminating, know, write Related words 六ろっ 根こん 六根 are the six sense organs themselves, while 六識 are the consciousnesses that arise from them.
意い 識しき In everyday Japanese, 意識 means 'consciousness' or 'awareness' broadly, whereas 六識 is a specific Buddhist technical term.
Etymology From 六 (six) + 識 (consciousness, vijñāna), a direct translation of the Sanskrit term ṣaḍvijñāna.
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In Buddhism, the six consciousnesses refer to eye-consciousness, ear-consciousness, nose-consciousness, tongue-consciousness, body-consciousness, and mind-consciousness.
