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Eight Aggregates of Consciousness ([[rnam shes tshogs brgyad]])
([[lhan cig skyes pa]]). Born together; coincidence of the nature of things (natural or innate.) born together; natural or innate. [The two aspects of mind, [[appearance and emptiness]], co-exist.  As is said: "Coemergent mind is [[dharmakaya]], coemergent [[appearance]] is the light of [[dharmakaya]]." [RY]
*The so-called "eight classes of consciousness" comprise: 1) the consciousness of the ground-of-all ([[kun gzhi rnam par shes pa]]), which is a non-referential substratum consciousness underlying all the other aspects of consciousness; 2) the consciousness of deluded intelligence ([[nyon mong yid kyi rnam par shes pa]]) which evaluates its objects in terms of refutation and proof based upon the subject's past propensities; 3) the mental consciousness ([[yid kyi rnam par shes pa]]), which objectively refers to general concepts or thoughts; 4) the visual consciousness ([[mig gi rnam par shes pa]]) which perceives visual forms; 5) the audial consciousness ([[rna'i rnam par shes pa]]) which perceives sounds; 6) the olfactory consciousness ([[sna'i rnam par shes pa]]), which perceives smells; and 8) the tactile consciousneess ([[lus kyi rnam par shes pa]]), which perceives physical objects. [[GD]] (from the Glossary to [[Tibetan Elemental Divination Paintings]])
 
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Latest revision as of 09:42, 9 July 2006

(lhan cig skyes pa). Born together; coincidence of the nature of things (natural or innate.) born together; natural or innate. [The two aspects of mind, appearance and emptiness, co-exist. As is said: "Coemergent mind is dharmakaya, coemergent appearance is the light of dharmakaya." [RY]