五识 (五識) wǔshí

  1. wǔshí set phrase five kinds of cognition; five kinds of perception
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: The five are: 1. 眼識 'visual perception', 2. 耳識 'auditory perception', 3. 鼻識 'sense of smell', 4. 舌識 'taste', and 5. 身識 'touch' (Ding '五識'; FGDB '五識'; SH '五識')
  2. wǔshí set phrase five steps of cognition; five kinds of mind
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: The five steps of cognition are mentioned in the 大乘起信論 ”Treatise on the Awakening of Faith in the Mahāyāna”, the five are: 1. 業識 'activating mind', 2. 轉識 'evolving mind', 3. 現識 'reproducing mind', 4. 智識 'analytical mind', and 5. 相續識 'continuing mind' (Ding '五識'; FGDB '五識'; SH '五識', p. 127)

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