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4. The sixth consciousness is equivalent to the scientific
term "mind." In Hinayana this is the main consciousness
and contains the seventh and eighth; thus Hinayana does
not admit any other consciousness.
5.The first five consciousnesses are the
eye-consciousness and that of the ear, nose, tongue, and
body respectively.
Usually in the Idealist school there are three
transformations of consciousness, but the word
"transformation" is actually here a wrong term. It is just
as the auditory nerve or optic nerve is not "transformed"
from the plexus. They all belong to one nervous system.
The consciousness is not a form, and so it cannot have a
transformation. However, it has different functions, and
those are thus divided in the three yanas into six, eight,
or nine, all for the sake of convenience.
6. Delusions of the Consciousness
In the Idealist school, it is said that one's false delusions
are made by the consciousness according to the
following processes:
a. The eight consciousnesses are called the kings of
consciousness, from which one thinks of subordinate
dharmas. The consciousness is subjective and the
dharmas are objective. Human beings usually cling to
the objective dharmas, whether loving them or hating
them, but forget subjectivity. Hence many sorrows
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