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Tag Archives: Alaya vijnana
A further look at the Vijñānas
The Sagathakam posits numerous statements concerning the Vijñānas, as does the Lanka as a whole. Doing a search here at Unborn Mind Zen you will discover a rich source of connotations concerning the vijnanic system. This blog offers a further … Continue reading
Posted in A Mystical Odyssey through the Sagathakam
Tagged Alaya vijnana, Edward Hamlin, Manas, manovijñāna, Vijñānas
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Karma’s Repository
The advent of Mahāyāna Buddhism that coincided with the beginning of the Christian-era gave birth to the most sublime innovations in Buddhist-thought that have not been surpassed even to this day. Colorful, dynamic and transcendent in scope, resplendent with rich … Continue reading
Posted in Karma and Rebirth
Tagged Alaya vijnana, Awakening of Faith, Cittapada, Cittidhatu, Fa-shang, John of the Cross, Lankavatarian Book of the Dead, Mahāyāna Buddhism, paramartha, paravrtti, ritambharā, saṃcintyabhavopapatti, Seedless Contemplation, Tsung-mi, turn-about, Yogacara
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Technique #2: Binzuru-Ho
Question: In Shoden Session #2 you refer to the Dhyana Technique as Binzuru- Ho. What is the significance of that? Vajragoni: Binzuru is the Japanese name for Pindola Bharadvaja, who is a healing Arhat in Buddhist lore. The Arhats are … Continue reading
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Tagged Alaya vijnana, Amala vijnana, Binzuru, Five Skandhas, Pindola Bharadvaja
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The Effects of Purification
ii. 33-45 Positive Exchange of the Mind-stuff 2.33 Destructive negative thoughts can be deterred through positive reinforcement. When the alaya-vijñana overflows with negative regularity, positive imprints from the Amala-recepticle (Pure-Thought Realm of the Tathagatas) can make for Right Cultivation of … Continue reading
Womb of Darkness, Womb of Light: Bardo 2, Part 5
One of Mind’s Revelations, by virtue of its Wordless Transmission, as expounded in the Dharmakaya Sutra is that all six realms within the samsaric order of creation are mere skandhic-apparitions. For instance, gods and demi-gods “dream” just as much as … Continue reading
Posted in The Lankavatarian Book of the Dead
Tagged Alaya vijnana, Bardo 2, dharmadhatu, Karmadhatu, tathagata-garbha
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The Black Dragon Eye Mandala: A Singular Focal-point of the Unmoving Principle
The Black Dragon Eye Mandala is an auspicious medium in which to navigate through the turbulent and erratic seas (the Moving Principle). The black background of the Black Dragon-Eye Mandala depicts the infinite universal realm of the Dharmakaya that always … Continue reading
A Movable Feast
Mardi Gras is fast approaching with its vast array of spectacular shapes and colors all manifesting into one great orgy, indulging and gorging (Fat Tuesday) oneself before the solemn season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday. After studying the Lanka, … Continue reading
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Tagged Alaya vijnana, animation, Mardi Gras, perception, projections, saha world, tathagata-garbha
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The Other
Section LXXXII of the Lanka delineates the nature of the Tathagata-garbha and the Alaya vijnana (repository consciousness). This can be quite confusing because although apparently different—one pure, one defiled—they are also essentially synonymous in nature. A good analogy to break … Continue reading
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Tagged Alaya vijnana, garbha, Lankavatara Sutra, Red Pine, tathagata-garbha, womb
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