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In Sanskrit it is *citta*, also transcribed *ji-duo*; this carries the meaning of reflecting upon conditions. The *Vijñaptimātratāsiddhi-śāstra* states: 'That which accumulates and gives rise [to phenomena] is called mind; that is, the eight consciousnesses.' A verse in the *Antarābhava-sūtra* states: 'The mind is the root of humanity's poison; / Good and evil follow its form. / Practicing good, one goes to good [destinies]; / Practicing evil, one goes to evil [destinies].' The *Saddharmasmṛtyupasthāna-sūtra* states: 'The master of the practice of all phenomena—that is the mind.' It also says: 'The mind is the root of all wholesome and unwholesome phenomena.' Regarding the 'mind-ground' (*cittabhūmi*), the Buddha said: 'Within the three realms, the mind is the master. The minds of sentient beings are like the great earth: the five grains and five fruits grow from the great earth. In this way, mental phenomena give rise to the mundane and supramundane, good and evil, the five destinies, and the three vehicles. For this reason, the three realms are mind-only; hence it is called the mind-ground.'