Mahāyānasaṃgraha
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Mahāyānasaṃgraha is a foundational Yogācāra Buddhist treatise, traditionally attributed to Asaṅga, that systematically presents and defends key doctrines of the Mahāyāna mind-only school.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mahāyānasaṃgraha canonical | 2 |
| Triṃśikā-vijñaptimātratā | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mahāyānasaṃgraha Context triple: [Yogācāra, scripturalBasis, Mahāyānasaṃgraha]
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Mūlamadhyamakakārikā
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā is a foundational Buddhist philosophical treatise that systematically expounds the Madhyamaka doctrine of emptiness and the middle way.
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Lankāvatāra Sutra
The Lankāvatāra Sutra is a key Mahayana Buddhist scripture known for its teachings on mind-only philosophy, Buddha-nature, and the importance of direct experiential realization over conceptual understanding.
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Vajrasekhara Sutra
The Vajrasekhara Sutra is a key esoteric Buddhist tantra that, together with the Mahavairocana Sutra, forms a primary doctrinal foundation for Shingon Buddhism’s ritual and cosmological system.
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Guhyasamāja
Guhyasamāja is a central highest yoga tantra deity and practice system in Tibetan Buddhism, especially emphasized in the Gelug tradition as a foundational framework for advanced tantric meditation and realization.
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Tathāgatagarbha sutras
The Tathāgatagarbha sutras are a group of Mahayana Buddhist scriptures that teach all beings possess an innate Buddha-nature, emphasizing the inherent potential for enlightenment.
- 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: Mahāyānasaṃgraha Target entity description: Mahāyānasaṃgraha is a foundational Yogācāra Buddhist treatise, traditionally attributed to Asaṅga, that systematically presents and defends key doctrines of the Mahāyāna mind-only school.
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A.
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā is a foundational Buddhist philosophical treatise that systematically expounds the Madhyamaka doctrine of emptiness and the middle way.
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B.
Lankāvatāra Sutra
The Lankāvatāra Sutra is a key Mahayana Buddhist scripture known for its teachings on mind-only philosophy, Buddha-nature, and the importance of direct experiential realization over conceptual understanding.
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C.
Vajrasekhara Sutra
The Vajrasekhara Sutra is a key esoteric Buddhist tantra that, together with the Mahavairocana Sutra, forms a primary doctrinal foundation for Shingon Buddhism’s ritual and cosmological system.
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D.
Guhyasamāja
Guhyasamāja is a central highest yoga tantra deity and practice system in Tibetan Buddhism, especially emphasized in the Gelug tradition as a foundational framework for advanced tantric meditation and realization.
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E.
Tathāgatagarbha sutras
The Tathāgatagarbha sutras are a group of Mahayana Buddhist scriptures that teach all beings possess an innate Buddha-nature, emphasizing the inherent potential for enlightenment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Abhidharma-style treatise
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Buddhist treatise ⓘ Mahāyāna text ⓘ Yogācāra text ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
defend Mahāyāna teachings
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systematically present Yogācāra doctrine ⓘ |
| associatedWithSchool |
Vijñānavāda
NERFINISHED
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Yogācāra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTradition | Mahāyāna Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralDoctrine |
bodhisattva path
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emptiness (śūnyatā) interpreted via Yogācāra ⓘ mind-only (cittamātra) ⓘ non-duality of subject and object ⓘ perfection of wisdom (prajñāpāramitā) NERFINISHED ⓘ storehouse consciousness (ālaya-vijñāna) NERFINISHED ⓘ ten bodhisattva stages (daśa-bhūmi) NERFINISHED ⓘ three natures (trisvabhāva) ⓘ three turnings of the wheel of Dharma ⓘ |
| discusses |
basis of samsaric experience
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classification of phenomena (dharmas) ⓘ karmic seeds (bīja) ⓘ meditative cultivation on the bodhisattva path ⓘ path of purification of consciousness ⓘ structure of consciousness ⓘ |
| genre | systematic exposition ⓘ |
| hasCommentaryBy |
Asvabhāva
NERFINISHED
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Sthiramati NERFINISHED ⓘ Vasubandhu NERFINISHED ⓘ Woncheuk NERFINISHED ⓘ Xuanzang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTranslationIn |
Classical Chinese
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Classical Tibetan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Chinese Faxiang school
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East Asian Yogācāra NERFINISHED ⓘ Tibetan Yogācāra-Madhyamaka interpretations ⓘ later Abhidharma-style Yogācāra commentaries ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| partOf | Yogācāra textual corpus ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Abhidharmasamuccaya
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Madhyāntavibhāga NERFINISHED ⓘ Mahāyānasūtrālaṃkāra NERFINISHED ⓘ Triṃśikā-vijñaptimātratā NERFINISHED ⓘ Yogācārabhūmi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Gupta-era Indian Buddhism (approximate) ⓘ |
| tradition | Indian Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionallyAttributedTo | Asaṅga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Mahāyānasaṃgraha Description of subject: Mahāyānasaṃgraha is a foundational Yogācāra Buddhist treatise, traditionally attributed to Asaṅga, that systematically presents and defends key doctrines of the Mahāyāna mind-only school.
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Triṃśikā-vijñaptimātratā