Vijñāna (consciousness)

GPTKB entity

Statements (36)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Buddhism
Sanskrit literature
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:jñāna
manas
citta
gptkbp:distinctFrom gptkb:universal_consciousness_(Brahman)
gptkbp:etymology Sanskrit: vi (apart) + jñāna (knowing)
gptkbp:hasType body-consciousness
ear-consciousness
eye-consciousness
mind-consciousness
nose-consciousness
tongue-consciousness
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Vijñāna (consciousness)
gptkbp:inBuddhism refers to the awareness of sensory or mental objects
gptkbp:inMahayana basis for Yogacara's eight consciousnesses
gptkbp:inPali gptkb:viññāṇa
gptkbp:inSanskrit विज्ञान
gptkbp:inTheravada one of the five aggregates (skandhas)
gptkbp:inVedanta sometimes equated with individual consciousness
gptkbp:inYogacara expanded to eight or nine types
gptkbp:isOneOf gptkb:Five_Aggregates
gptkbp:meaning consciousness
gptkbp:mentionedIn gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Upanishads
Buddhist scripture
gptkbp:numberOfTypesInBuddhism six
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Skandhas
gptkb:ālaya-vijñāna
gptkb:manas-vijñāna
gptkbp:roleInRebirth carries karmic seeds
gptkbp:translatedInto consciousness
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Hinduism
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Twelve_Nidānas
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6