vijñāna
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- Buddhism
- Pali literature
- Sense-base derivative
- The aggregates
- Dependent origination
- Mental-fabrication conditioning and kamma
- Mind-body interdependency
- "Life force" aspect and rebirth
- Abhidhammic analysis
- Overlapping Pali terms for mind
- Across Buddhist schools
- Six vijñānas
- Eight vijñānas
- Amalavijñāna
- Contemporary usages
- Hinduism
- See also
- References
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Vijñāna () or viññāa () is translated as "consciousness", "life force", "mind", or "discernment".
The term vijñāna is mentioned in many early Upanishads, where it has been translated by terms such as understanding, knowledge, and intelligence.
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