What is the "Eight Knowledge Field"?

"Eight-knowledge field" refers to the place where eight-knowledge is produced, especially in the chest and heart, which is a Buddhist term.

Eight understandings of Buddhism, that is, Buddhism divides the mind into eight parts according to its functions, namely, "eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, heart, ultimate knowledge and Aryan knowledge". Just like eight brothers in a village, everything in the village is divided, and five people go out to do business and are self-righteous at home. Seeing, listening, sniffing, tasting the tongue, touching the body, touching the heart, and finally grasping me to convey, how can you be worthy of guilt and happiness?

Eight knowledge is a theoretical understanding of human psychological activities abstracted by the founder of Buddhism only knowing Sect. The first five senses of eyes, ears, nose, tongue and body refer to the feelings that cause psychological activities, the sixth sense refers to psychological activities based on the first five senses, so it is called meaning, and the seventh sense refers to the self-consciousness gathered by the communication between the first six senses and the outside world.

The eighth consciousness is to form habits and habits on the basis of the first seven sensory cycle activities. These habits and habits are hidden in people's hearts and unconsciously affect people's lives and work.

Extended data:

First, eye knowledge: our eyes can see all kinds of things, which is the role of eye knowledge. Pay attention to the eyes can only see, can not distinguish; If you are distinguishing this book from that pen, it is already consciousness at work.

Second, ear recognition: the ear has the function of hearing, and the ear only has the function of hearing, and it will not distinguish whether this is a flute or a trumpet. One difference is that consciousness is at work

Third, nose knowledge: the nose has a sense of smell, it only has a sense of smell function. As soon as it distinguishes between fragrance and smell, it is already the function of consciousness.

Fourth, tongue knowledge: the tongue has a sense of taste, and it only has the function of taste. As soon as it distinguishes between sweet and salty, it is already a function of consciousness.

5. Body consciousness: The body has tactile function, just as it only has tactile function. Once we distinguish between pleasure and pain, consciousness is already at work.

Consciousness of intransitive verbs: also known as "mental knowledge", it has the function of understanding abstract concepts. When one of the current five senses works, consciousness rises simultaneously. Five-mind method is fundamental. The focus of Buddhism is not only to predict, infer or realize, but also to achieve the goal of "understanding the mind" without interference from the transmission of five dusts, and finally to achieve the goal of six cleanness.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Eight Knowledge

Baidu Encyclopedia-Eight Knowledge Fields