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Alaya 1
Gender Feminine
Other Forms FormsAlayah

Meaning & History

Means "dwelling, abode". From the Buddhist term ālaya-vijñāna 'storehouse consciousness' as developed by the Yogācāra school of Indian Buddhism, referring to the place where a person's karma resides, the eighth level of consciousness that provides the base for the previous seven.

It's growing popularity may be due to it also being used as a variant of ALIYAH.
Added 12/4/2006 by Lennie
Edited 4/29/2014 by Ora, Sofia, LMS and more

Alaya 2
Gender Feminine
Usage Sanskrit
Pronounced Pron. ah-lie-ya  [key]

Meaning & History

"memory", "void", "consciousness"
Added 4/22/2022 by anonymous
Edited 4/22/2022 by AlaTheWriter


See Also

Alaya