storehouse consciousness ［蔵識］ ( zō-shiki): Another name for the ālaya-consciousness, the eighth and deepest of the eight consciousnesses. It is so called because the results of one’s actions, good or evil, are stored there as a potential force, or karmic “seeds.” These seeds are said to sprout in the future; in other words, stored karma eventually manifests as happiness or suffering. See also ālaya-consciousness.