Adana-consciousness
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adana-consciousness
阿陀那識 (Skt adana-vijnana; Jpn adana-shiki )
Another name for alaya-consciousness in the Consciousness-Only doctrine. Adana-consciousness was interpreted in China as "maintaining-consciousness" because it maintains the life and body of a sentient being.
See also alaya-consciousness.