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    what is jainism's view on alayavijnana of buddhism?

    3 months ago 59

    In Jain philosophy, ālaya-vijñāna is not accepted as a Jain doctrine.

    Jainism holds that:

    • jīva is the real conscious soul.
    • Consciousness is the natural quality of the soul.
    • Karma is material in nature, subtle pudgala that binds to the soul.
    • Memory, knowledge, bondage, and liberation are explained through the soul’s association with karma, not through a “storehouse consciousness.”

    So, from the Jain view:

    • There is no permanent or underlying storehouse mind like ālaya-vijñāna.
    • The soul itself is the knower and experiencer.
    • Karma is external to consciousness, though it affects the soul’s knowledge and experience.

    In short: Jainism replaces the idea of ālaya-vijñāna with the doctrine of jīva plus karmic matter.

    If you want, I can also explain this in terms of Jain karma theory and how it differs from Buddhist psychology.

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