Alaya (Buddhism, Zen)

The state, empty of all material or mental objects, which is the aim of Zen and of [Yogacara]

Buddhism, which arises when there is realization that the illusory nature of the individual has been fostered by past habits and when objective and subjective viewpoints are transcended in awareness beyond mind. It is in the state of [alaya]

that Buddha-nature is attained by direct transmission.