Store consciousness (Sanskrit ālayavijñāna; Tib. kun gzhi rnam shes, Ch. 阿賴耶識 Jp. araya-shiki), also known as seed consciousness (種子識) container consciousness, base consciousness, root consciousness, or the eighth consciousness, describes the eighth and the most fundamental of the eight consciousnesses established in the doctrine of the Yogācāra school of Buddhism.
The ālaya consciousness accumulates all potential energy for the mental and physical manifestation of one's existence, and supplies the substance to all existences. It also receives impressions from all functions of the other consciousnesses and retains them as potential energy for their further manifestations and activities. Since it serves as the basis for the production of the other seven consciousness (called the "evolving" or "transforming" consciousnesses), it is also known as the "base consciousness" (mūla_vijñāna), and "causal consciousness". Since it serves as the container for all experiential impressions (termed metaphorically as bija or "seeds") it is also called the "seed consciousness".
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Alayavijnana - Storehouse Consciousness (http://www.saigon.com/~anson/ebud/ebdha195.htm), Walpola Rahula, not dated; quotes the Pali Canon's use of alaya and compares the Mahayana asrayaparavrtti and bijaparavrtti with Nikaya Buddhism's alayasamugghata, the "uprooting of alaya, and khinabija, one whose "seeds of defilement are destroyed".
It is alaya Vijnana (Store-Consciousness) containing all seeds (sarvabijaka), impregnated with the traces (impressions) (vasanaparibhavita) of Aggregates (skandha), Elements (dhatu) and Spheres (ayatana)...
It is the object of alaya Vijnana always having the nature of self-notion (self-conceit) (manyanatmaka) associated with four defilements, viz.
When the Dharma is preached for the destruction of the alaya, they wish to listen (susrusanti) and lend their ears (srotram avadadhanti), they put forth a will for the perfect knowledge (ajnacittam upasthapayanti) and follow the path of Truth (dharmanudharma-pratipanna).
Alaya exists as a preschool in order to offer young children the warmth, nurturing and acceptance that allows them to trust and open to themselves and the challenges of the world.
Within Alaya’s homelike and nurturing environment, children are able to observe, experience and participate in simple, basic living (life) experiences: relationships, helping, sharing, preparing food, cleaning up and caring for plants and animals.
Alaya Preschool was created in 1977 by a group of parents and teachers under the direction of the late Chögyam Trungpa, Rinpoche (1940–1987).
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