Asanga
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Asanga was a 4th-century Indian Buddhist philosopher and monk, renowned as a founder of the Yogācāra (Mind-Only) school and a major systematizer of Mahāyāna thought.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist monk
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Buddhist philosopher ⓘ Indian philosopher ⓘ Mahayana Buddhist ⓘ Yogacara scholar ⓘ |
| activity |
commentator on Mahayana sutras
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monastic teacher ⓘ |
| associatedTradition | Sarvastivada (early affiliation, according to tradition) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Maitreya-natha
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Vasubandhu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| century | 4th century ⓘ |
| convertedTo | Mahayana Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| doctrine |
alaya-vijnana (storehouse consciousness)
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bodhisattva path ⓘ ten bhumis (stages) ⓘ three natures (trisvabhava) ⓘ vijnapti-matra (consciousness-only) ⓘ |
| era | Gupta period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Dharmapala
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Mahayana scholasticism ⓘ Paramartha NERFINISHED ⓘ Sthiramati NERFINISHED ⓘ Tibetan Buddhist philosophy ⓘ Vasubandhu NERFINISHED ⓘ Xuanzang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Mahayana sutras
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Maitreya-natha NERFINISHED ⓘ Prajnaparamita sutras NERFINISHED ⓘ Yogacara teachings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| name | Asanga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Abhidharmasamuccaya
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Mahayanasamgraha NERFINISHED ⓘ Mahayanasutralankara NERFINISHED ⓘ Yogacarabhumi-shastra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
Vijnanavada
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Yogacara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionActive |
Gandhara
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northwestern India ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| role |
founder of the Yogacara school
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systematizer of Mahayana thought ⓘ |
| sibling | Vasubandhu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tradition | Mahayana Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
East Asian Buddhism
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Indian Mahayana Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ Tibetan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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