Hossō
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Hossō is a major school of Japanese Buddhism, derived from the Yogācāra tradition, that emphasizes the doctrine of “consciousness-only” (vijñaptimātra).
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist school
ⓘ
Mahāyāna Buddhist tradition ⓘ school of Japanese Buddhism ⓘ |
| alternativeTransliteration | Hosso ⓘ |
| associatedLanguage |
Classical Chinese
ⓘ
Classical Japanese ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Nara Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreDoctrine |
consciousness-only
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eight consciousnesses ⓘ storehouse consciousness (ālaya-vijñāna) ⓘ three natures (trisvabhāva) NERFINISHED ⓘ two truths doctrine NERFINISHED ⓘ vijñaptimātra ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| goal |
liberation from suffering
ⓘ
realization of the true nature of consciousness ⓘ |
| hasJapaneseName | 法相宗 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalCenter |
Kōfuku-ji
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yakushi-ji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfFlourishing | Nara period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Asaṅga
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indian Yogācāra masters ⓘ Vasubandhu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedToJapanBy |
Dōshō
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jōkei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oneOf | Six Nara Schools NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | Chinese Faxiang school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentTradition |
Vijñānavāda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yogācāra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalFocus |
analysis of consciousness
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epistemology ⓘ ontology of mind ⓘ |
| region | East Asia ⓘ |
| relatedSchool |
Faxiang
NERFINISHED
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Weishi NERFINISHED ⓘ Yogācāra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousPractice |
meditation on consciousness
ⓘ
monastic discipline ⓘ scriptural study ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scripturalBasis |
Laṅkāvatāra Sūtra
NERFINISHED
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Mahāyānasaṃgraha NERFINISHED ⓘ Saṃdhinirmocana Sūtra NERFINISHED ⓘ Triṃśikā-vijñaptimātratā NERFINISHED ⓘ Yogācārabhūmi-śāstra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teaches |
all phenomena are manifestations of consciousness
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external objects lack independent reality ⓘ |
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