말나식

Korean

Alternative forms

• 말나 (末那, malla)

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 末那識, from 末那 (“phonetic representation of Sanskrit”) + 識 (“consciousness”), ultimately from Sanskrit मानसविज्ञान (mānasavijñāna).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ma̠ɭɭa̠ɕʰik̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [말라식]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	mallasik
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	malnasig
McCune–Reischauer?	mallasik
Yale Romanization?	malnasik

Noun

말나식 • (mallasik) (hanja 末那識)

1. (Buddhism, philosophy) manas-vijnana: the seventh of the Eight Consciousnesses, characterized by incessant mental activity in the mind, creating the illusion of the ego

   Synonym: 사량식(思量識)

See also

• 전5식(前五識) (jeonosik, “sense consciousnesses”)
  • 안식 (眼識, ansik, “sight”)
  • 이식 (耳識, isik, “hearing”)
  • 비식 (鼻識, bisik, “smell”)
  • 설식 (舌識, seolsik, “taste”)
  • 신식 (身識, sinsik, “touch”)
• 의식 (意識, uisik, “consciousness”)
• 말나식 (末那識, mallasik)
• 아뢰야식 (阿賴耶識, aroeyasik)
• 암마라식 (菴摩羅識, ammarasik)