Dharmapāla
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Dharmapāla was a prominent 6th-century Buddhist philosopher and commentator of the Yogācāra school, known for refining its idealist and epistemological doctrines.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist monk
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Buddhist philosopher ⓘ Yogācāra scholar ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
classification of consciousnesses
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mind-only (cittamātra) ⓘ non-duality of subject and object ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Indian monastic scholasticism
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Nālandā Mahāvihāra NERFINISHED ⓘ Sautrāntika-Yogācāra epistemological tradition ⓘ |
| centuryActive | 6th century ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
development of Buddhist idealism
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development of Buddhist logic and epistemology ⓘ |
| doctrinePosition |
defense of vijñaptimātra against realist critiques
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elaboration of the threefold division of objects of cognition ⓘ |
| field |
Buddhist hermeneutics
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Buddhist philosophy ⓘ Buddhist psychology ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Gupta/post-Gupta era India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Chinese Faxiang school
NERFINISHED
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East Asian Yogācāra NERFINISHED ⓘ Xuanzang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Asaṅga
NERFINISHED
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Dignāga NERFINISHED ⓘ Vasubandhu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
commentaries on Yogācāra texts
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refining Yogācāra epistemological doctrines ⓘ refining Yogācāra idealist doctrines ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| legacy |
commentarial tradition transmitted via Xuanzang’s school
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teachings preserved mainly through Chinese translations ⓘ |
| philosophicalFocus |
consciousness-only (vijñaptimātra)
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epistemology (pramāṇa theory) ⓘ storehouse consciousness (ālaya-vijñāna) ⓘ theory of perception ⓘ three natures (trisvabhāva) ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Yogācāra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
commentator on Yogācārabhūmi-related materials
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systematizer of Yogācāra doctrine ⓘ |
| teacherOf | Śīlabhadra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedOn |
interpretation of Asaṅga’s works
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interpretation of Vasubandhu’s works ⓘ |
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