Thread: The 5th Skandha
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Old 04-10-2016, 03:33 PM
Tirisilex Tirisilex is offline
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The 5th Skandha

The 5th Skandha is Consciousness. Which is the Word vijñāna. Ive seen this word translated as Knowing. I've read that it is a conglomeration of all the other Skandhas. It has been defined as awareness of things. I've settled on the idea that it is a knowing built from all the other skandhas. I've been reading like every webpage I can find on Skandhas and I understand the first four it's consciousness that I'm having a hard time with. How does consciousness divide from awareness? I've read that awareness is the only thing that is permanent so awareness and consciousness cannot be the same thing because a skandha is impermanent. So what are the differences between Awareness and Consciousness? Besides impermenance.. What is Consciousness and what is awareness?
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