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'''Yogācāra''' (devanāgarī: योगाचार, literally: "yoga practice") is an influential school of Buddhist philosophy and psychology that explains how our human experience is constructed by mind and emphasizes meditative and yogic practices. Along with the [[Madhyamaka]], it is one of the two principal philosophical schools of Indian Mahāyāna Buddhism. | |||
== Origin == | |||
The Yogācāra school is traditionally thought to have been founded by the brahmin born half-brothers [[Āryāsaṅga|Asaṅga]] and Vasubandhu. However, as scholar Dan Lusthaus pointed out, the Yogacara teachings predated them: | |||
<blockquote>Though the founding of Yogācāra is traditionally ascribed to two half-brothers, Asaṅga and Vasubandhu (fourth-fifth century C.E.), most of its fundamental doctrines had already appeared in a number of scriptures a century or more earlier, most notably the Saṅdhinirmocana Sūtra (Elucidating the Hidden Connections).<br> | |||
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Since the Saṅdhinirmocana Sūtra offers highly sophisticated, well-developed doctrines, it is reasonable to assume that these ideas had been under development for some time, possibly centuries, before this scripture emerged. Since Asaṅga and Vasubandhu lived a century or more after the Saṅdhinirmocana appeared, it is also reasonable to assume that these ideas had been further refined by others in the interim. Thus the traditional claim that the two brothers are the founders of Yogācāra is at best a half-truth.<ref>See [http://www.acmuller.net/yogacara/articles/intro.html# What is and isn't Yogācāra] by Dan Lusthaus</ref></blockquote> | |||
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*[http://www.acmuller.net/yogacara/index.html# Yogācāra Buddhism Research Association] | *[http://www.acmuller.net/yogacara/index.html# Yogācāra Buddhism Research Association] | ||
*[http://www.dharmawheel.net/viewtopic.php?f=41&t=7714#p99764# Links to translations of different sections of the Yogācārabhūmiśāstra] | *[http://www.dharmawheel.net/viewtopic.php?f=41&t=7714#p99764# Links to translations of different sections of the Yogācārabhūmiśāstra] | ||
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[[Category:Sanskrit terms]] | [[Category:Sanskrit terms]] | ||
[[Category:Buddhism]] | [[Category:Buddhism]] | ||
Revision as of 16:57, 19 August 2014
Yogācāra (devanāgarī: योगाचार, literally: "yoga practice") is an influential school of Buddhist philosophy and psychology that explains how our human experience is constructed by mind and emphasizes meditative and yogic practices. Along with the Madhyamaka, it is one of the two principal philosophical schools of Indian Mahāyāna Buddhism.
Origin
The Yogācāra school is traditionally thought to have been founded by the brahmin born half-brothers Asaṅga and Vasubandhu. However, as scholar Dan Lusthaus pointed out, the Yogacara teachings predated them:
Though the founding of Yogācāra is traditionally ascribed to two half-brothers, Asaṅga and Vasubandhu (fourth-fifth century C.E.), most of its fundamental doctrines had already appeared in a number of scriptures a century or more earlier, most notably the Saṅdhinirmocana Sūtra (Elucidating the Hidden Connections).
. . .
Since the Saṅdhinirmocana Sūtra offers highly sophisticated, well-developed doctrines, it is reasonable to assume that these ideas had been under development for some time, possibly centuries, before this scripture emerged. Since Asaṅga and Vasubandhu lived a century or more after the Saṅdhinirmocana appeared, it is also reasonable to assume that these ideas had been further refined by others in the interim. Thus the traditional claim that the two brothers are the founders of Yogācāra is at best a half-truth.[1]
See also
Online resources
Articles
- What is and isn't Yogācāra by Dan Lusthaus
Books
- "Selected Translations of Yogācārabhūmi-śāstra (Chapter Twenty)]
- Preparation for Enlightenment (A Study in the Yogācārabhūmiśāstra) by See Mui Yian
Additional resources
- Yogācāra Buddhism Research Association
- Links to translations of different sections of the Yogācārabhūmiśāstra
Notes
- ↑ See What is and isn't Yogācāra by Dan Lusthaus