（1） To obtain， get， acquire， gain. （2） To effect， to attain. （3） To go well. （4） Able， can， may. （Buddhism） 'Acquisition，' 'possession.' （1） In Abhidharma theory， one of the fourteen elements not concomitant with mind. A real dharma. （2） In Consciousness-only theory， one of the twenty-four elements not concomitant with mind. A term describing the reception of defilements and karma by the continuing body of sentient beings. It is said to be related to the a^laya-vijn~a^na as well as the manifestation of the two hindrances 二章. The condition of receiving defilements despite the fact that they are not actually arisen， but because of their existence in the a^laya-vijn~a^na 阿赖耶识. Included within this is the acquisition of habits.