Vijñānavāda
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Vijñānavāda is a major Mahayana Buddhist philosophical school that emphasizes consciousness-only (mind-only) as the basis of experience and reality.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Consciousness-only (vijñaptimātra) | 1 |
| Vijñānavāda canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11672500 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vijñānavāda Context triple: [Yogācāra, alternativeName, Vijñānavāda]
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Vedanta
Vedanta is a major Hindu philosophical tradition that interprets and systematizes the teachings of the Upanishads, focusing on the nature of ultimate reality (Brahman) and the self (Atman).
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Neo-Vedanta
Neo-Vedanta is a modern reinterpretation of classical Vedanta that blends traditional Hindu philosophy with Western thought, universalist spirituality, and social reform ideals.
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Pratyabhijñā school
The Pratyabhijñā school is a non-dual Shaiva philosophical tradition of Kashmir that emphasizes direct recognition of one’s identity with absolute consciousness (Śiva).
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Madhyamaka
Madhyamaka is a major Buddhist philosophical school, founded by Nāgārjuna, that analyzes all phenomena as empty of inherent existence to illuminate the middle way between eternalism and nihilism.
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Advaita Vedanta
Advaita Vedanta is a major school of Hindu philosophy that teaches non-dualism, asserting the ultimate unity of the individual self (Atman) and the absolute reality (Brahman).
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vijñānavāda Target entity description: Vijñānavāda is a major Mahayana Buddhist philosophical school that emphasizes consciousness-only (mind-only) as the basis of experience and reality.
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A.
Vedanta
Vedanta is a major Hindu philosophical tradition that interprets and systematizes the teachings of the Upanishads, focusing on the nature of ultimate reality (Brahman) and the self (Atman).
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B.
Neo-Vedanta
Neo-Vedanta is a modern reinterpretation of classical Vedanta that blends traditional Hindu philosophy with Western thought, universalist spirituality, and social reform ideals.
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C.
Pratyabhijñā school
The Pratyabhijñā school is a non-dual Shaiva philosophical tradition of Kashmir that emphasizes direct recognition of one’s identity with absolute consciousness (Śiva).
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D.
Madhyamaka
Madhyamaka is a major Buddhist philosophical school, founded by Nāgārjuna, that analyzes all phenomena as empty of inherent existence to illuminate the middle way between eternalism and nihilism.
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E.
Advaita Vedanta
Advaita Vedanta is a major school of Hindu philosophy that teaches non-dualism, asserting the ultimate unity of the individual self (Atman) and the absolute reality (Brahman).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist doctrine
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Buddhist idealist school ⓘ Mahayana Buddhist philosophical school ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
elimination of cognitive distortions
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realization of perfected nature ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Cittamātra
NERFINISHED
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Consciousness-only school NERFINISHED ⓘ Mind-only school NERFINISHED ⓘ Yogācāra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedText |
Madhyānta-vibhāga
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Mahāyāna-saṃgraha ⓘ Trisvabhāva-nirdeśa NERFINISHED ⓘ Triṃśikā-vijñaptimātratā ⓘ Viṃśatikā-vijñaptimātratā ⓘ Yogācārabhūmi-śāstra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branchOf | Mahayana Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Madhyamaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreDoctrine |
consciousness-only (vijñapti-mātra)
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dependent nature (paratantra-svabhāva) ⓘ eight consciousnesses ⓘ imagined nature (parikalpita-svabhāva) ⓘ mind-only (citta-mātra) ⓘ perfected nature (pariniṣpanna-svabhāva) ⓘ storehouse consciousness (ālaya-vijñāna) ⓘ three natures (trisvabhāva) ⓘ |
| debatedWith |
Sarvāstivāda
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Sautrāntika NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedIn | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedInPeriod |
4th century
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5th century ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
consciousness as basis of experience
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illusory nature of external objects ⓘ non-duality of subject and object ⓘ transformation of consciousness on the path to awakening ⓘ |
| influenced |
Chinese Faxiang school
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East Asian Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese Hossō school NERFINISHED ⓘ Tibetan Buddhist scholasticism ⓘ |
| keyFigure |
Asaṅga
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Dharmapāla NERFINISHED ⓘ Maitreya-nātha NERFINISHED ⓘ Sthiramati NERFINISHED ⓘ Vasubandhu NERFINISHED ⓘ Xuanzang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfKeyTexts | Sanskrit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalOrientation |
epistemological analysis of experience
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idealism ⓘ phenomenalism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Vijñānavāda Description of subject: Vijñānavāda is a major Mahayana Buddhist philosophical school that emphasizes consciousness-only (mind-only) as the basis of experience and reality.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Consciousness-only (vijñaptimātra)