This article offers a broad survey of the Buddhist interpretations of consciousness as an integral component of the various taxonomies of animate life, and as it evolves and functions in its karmic or mundane, and its purified or supramundane conditions. It discusses the concepts set out in the texts of Abhidharma, and their interpretation by different schools. It shows the complex and intricate discussion among Buddhist thinkers of the nature and different aspects of consciousness, and suggests that they still leave some problems unresolved.
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The Technical Terms for Consciousness 54 Invented Types of Consciousness 55 Existential Configurations of Consciousness 56 Existential Levels and Ethical Permutations of Consciousness 60 The dynamic flow of consciousness 64 Luminosity and other Similes of Consciousness 70 Consciousness as Bodhicitta 72 Duality and Nonduality of Consciousness 74 Conclusion 79 Abbreviations and Textual Sources 79 References 81
