Table of contents : Preface Contents 1. Introductory, programmatic and methodological remarks 2. Introduction and original meaning of ālayavijñāna 3. Development of ālayavijñāna to the basic constituent of a living being 4. Development of the negative aspects of ālayavijñāna 5. Ālayavijñāna as a veritable vijñāna 6. Evaluation of the other occurrences of ālayavijñāna in the Basic Section of the Yogācārabhūmi 7. Discussion of divergent theories on the origin of ālayavijñāna 8. Supplement I: Reconsideration of some aspects of the methodology of exploring the history of early Yogācāra literature 9. Supplement II: Preliminary analysis of the Proof Portion 10. Supplement III: Mystical experience, elimination of ālayavijñāna and the question of vijñāptimātratā in the ālayavijñāna Treatise 11. Supplement IV: Two Remarks on the Structure of the Nivṛtti Portion 12. Supplement V: Remark on two quotations from the Nagarasūtra Appendix I: The Sacittikā and Acittikā Bhūmiḥ of the Yogācārabhūmi Appendix II: Paramārthagāthās 28-41 and their Commentary Addenda et Corrigenda to the Reprint