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Definition[1]
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唯識宗說萬法唯識所變,其能變識有三種,以第八阿賴耶識為初能變,末那識為第二能變,前六識為第三能變。
Source
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陳義孝編, 竺摩法師鑑定, 《佛學常見辭彙》
Definition[2]
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The initiator of change, or mutation, i. e. the ālaya-vijñāna, so called because the other vijñānas are derived from it.
Source
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A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms, William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous