Korean

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 阿賴耶識, from 阿賴耶 (phonetic representation of Sanskrit) + (consciousness), ultimately from Sanskrit आलयविज्ञान (ālayavijñāna).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [a̠ɾwe̞ja̠ɕʰik̚] ~ [a̠ɾø̞ja̠ɕʰik̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [/]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?aroeyasik
Revised Romanization (translit.)?aloeyasig
McCune–Reischauer?aroeyasik
Yale Romanization?aloyyasik

Noun

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아뢰야식 (aroeyasik) (hanja 阿賴耶識)

  1. (Buddhism, philosophy) storehouse consciousness or ālayavijñāna, the last of the Eight Consciousnesses, the ultimate source of mind and existence

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