This dissertation has three objectives :- 1) to study the Viññāṇa in Theravāda Buddhist Philosophy, 2) to study the Ālayavijñāṇa in the concept of Yogācāra Buddhism, and 3) to analytical study of the Ālayavijñāṇa in the concept of Yogācāra Buddhism according to the view of the Theravāda Buddhist Philosophy. This research is used by the documentary research, which is the critical analysis.

The result of research found that the issue of Viññāṇa in Theravāda Buddhist Philosophy is Realism, because the principle that soul arises because mental formation is as condition, because consciousness (Viññāṇa) is as condition and then mind and body arises. The consciousness is called mind, it means the mind having known in mental objects, there are four meanings; (1) knowing thought, (2) knowing building, (3) knowing collection, and (4) knowing fineness. These are appeared in the five Aggregates and the twelve Dependent Originations. It is classified into the six consciousnesses as cross the world and in the present life. All consciousnesses have just shown to be the Ti-Lakkhaṇa or the Dependent Origination, it said that the process of rising – falling according to its functions.

Then the concept of Ālayavijñāṇa in Yogācāra is idealism. Yogācāra holds that “Vijñāṇa or mind is only one reality that exists” it is to present that the mind is the only thing to exist. The external objects do not exist as a dream or an illusion. It has three meanings; (1) knowing accumulation, (2) knowing creation, and (3) knowing the mental formation. The Vijñāṇa is classified into eight kinds to know external and internal world. It is especially the Ālayavijñāṇa which is the first consciousness as basis of the world to collect, to keep, and to create all things.

Theravāda Buddhist Philosophy had view to Ālayavijñāṇa  in Yogācāra that it is an extremely idealism that is consciousness is permanent, Ālayavijñāṇa has guaranteed the ultimate achievement, which is the understand thoroughly or the enlightenment of emptiness from the person and emptiness from the doctrines.

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