Cittamātra
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Cittamātra is a major Mahāyāna Buddhist philosophical school that teaches reality is fundamentally mind-only, with external phenomena understood as mental projections.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cittamātra canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11672501 — 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: Cittamātra Context triple: [Yogācāra, alternativeName, Cittamātra]
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A.
Siddhamatrka
Siddhamatrka is an ancient Brahmi-derived script historically used in India and East Asia for writing Sanskrit, especially in Buddhist texts and mantras.
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B.
Maitreya
Maitreya is the future Buddha in Buddhist tradition, prophesied to appear on Earth, achieve complete enlightenment, and teach the pure dharma.
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C.
Manjushri
Manjushri is a revered bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism, especially associated with transcendent wisdom and often depicted wielding a flaming sword that cuts through ignorance.
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D.
Bhaisajyaguru
Bhaisajyaguru, also known as the Medicine Buddha, is a revered Mahayana Buddhist deity associated with healing, medicine, and the alleviation of suffering.
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E.
Sivajnana Bodham
Sivajnana Bodham is a foundational Tamil philosophical treatise that systematically presents the metaphysics and theology of Shaiva Siddhanta.
- 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: Cittamātra Target entity description: Cittamātra is a major Mahāyāna Buddhist philosophical school that teaches reality is fundamentally mind-only, with external phenomena understood as mental projections.
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A.
Siddhamatrka
Siddhamatrka is an ancient Brahmi-derived script historically used in India and East Asia for writing Sanskrit, especially in Buddhist texts and mantras.
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B.
Maitreya
Maitreya is the future Buddha in Buddhist tradition, prophesied to appear on Earth, achieve complete enlightenment, and teach the pure dharma.
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C.
Manjushri
Manjushri is a revered bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism, especially associated with transcendent wisdom and often depicted wielding a flaming sword that cuts through ignorance.
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D.
Bhaisajyaguru
Bhaisajyaguru, also known as the Medicine Buddha, is a revered Mahayana Buddhist deity associated with healing, medicine, and the alleviation of suffering.
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E.
Sivajnana Bodham
Sivajnana Bodham is a foundational Tamil philosophical treatise that systematically presents the metaphysics and theology of Shaiva Siddhanta.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist doctrine
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Mahāyāna Buddhist philosophical school ⓘ Yogācāra tradition ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Mind-Only school
NERFINISHED
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Vijñānavāda NERFINISHED ⓘ Yogācāra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
paratantra-svabhāva (dependent nature)
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parikalpita-svabhāva (imagined nature) ⓘ pariniṣpanna-svabhāva (perfected nature) ⓘ tathāgatagarbha (Buddha-nature) NERFINISHED ⓘ trisvabhāva (three natures) ⓘ vijñapti-mātra (representation-only) ⓘ ālaya-vijñāna ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Madhyamaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreTeaching |
absence of external, independently existing matter
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all phenomena are mind-only ⓘ consciousness is primary ⓘ external objects are mental projections ⓘ storehouse consciousness (ālaya-vijñāna) ⓘ three natures theory ⓘ |
| debatedWith | Madhyamaka school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedIn | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal |
cessation of cognitive distortions
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realization of the perfected nature ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Gupta period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Chinese Faxiang school
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East Asian Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese Hossō school NERFINISHED ⓘ Korean Beopsang school ⓘ Tibetan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Laṅkāvatāra Sūtra
NERFINISHED
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Prajñāpāramitā sūtras NERFINISHED ⓘ Saṃdhinirmocana Sūtra NERFINISHED ⓘ Yogācārabhūmi Śāstra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyFigure |
Asaṅga
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Dharmapāla NERFINISHED ⓘ Kuiji NERFINISHED ⓘ Maitreya-nātha NERFINISHED ⓘ Sthiramati NERFINISHED ⓘ Vasubandhu NERFINISHED ⓘ Xuanzang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalStance |
anti-realism about external objects
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idealism ⓘ non-duality of subject and object ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence |
China
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India NERFINISHED ⓘ Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ Tibet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subtraditionOf | Mahāyāna Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| textualSource |
Madhyāntavibhāga
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Mahāyāna-sūtrālaṃkāra NERFINISHED ⓘ Mahāyānasaṃgraha NERFINISHED ⓘ Triṃśikā-vijñaptimātratā NERFINISHED ⓘ Viṃśatikā-vijñaptimātratā NERFINISHED ⓘ Yogācārabhūmi Śāstra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| viewOnEmptiness | emptiness as absence of duality of subject and object ⓘ |
| viewOnKarma | karmic seeds stored in ālaya-vijñāna ⓘ |
| viewOnLiberation | purification of consciousness ⓘ |
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Subject: Cittamātra Description of subject: Cittamātra is a major Mahāyāna Buddhist philosophical school that teaches reality is fundamentally mind-only, with external phenomena understood as mental projections.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Lankāvatāra Sūtra