Yogacara
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- noun
- /joʊɡəˈtʃɑːrə/
- Specialized
- Finally, with regard to this effort, I take Dunne's point that we shouldn't rely unduly on the Abhidharma or early Yogacara, but should also work from later, more epistemologically developed Yogacara and Mahamudra traditions.
Examples
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The Yogacara tradition teaches that our experiences are shaped by our consciousness.
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Finally, with regard to this effort, I take Dunne's point that we shouldn't rely unduly on the Abhidharma or early Yogacara, but should also work from later, more epistemologically developed Yogacara and Mahamudra traditions.
Academic text (2016) -
Attention to later Yogacara materials (including Yogacara Madhyamaka) and to Mahamudra, however, would have shown that for those Buddhist thinkers, consciousness can persist in the absence of subjectivity and agency.
Academic text (2016) -
Attention to later Yogacara materials (including Yogacara Madhyamaka) and to Mahamudra, however, would have shown that for those Buddhist thinkers, consciousness can persist in the absence of subjectivity and agency.
Academic text (2016) -
From the large range of Buddhist philosophical systems, Longchenpa specifically targets the Phenomenalists (Cittamatra or Yogacara), who held the view that all phenomena are mental, and the Middle Pathers (Madhyamika).
Academic text (1994) -
Many scholars study Yogacara to understand its impact on contemporary Buddhist thought.
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Within Mahayana Buddhism, Yogacara emphasizes that external objects are mere reflections of the mind.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Yogacara = yoga + cara
A technical Sanskrit loanword (yoga + cāra); although 'yoga' is familiar to learners, the full philosophical school meaning cannot be derived from its parts by an average B1 learner.
Etymology
Yogacara comes from the Sanskrit parts yoga and ācāra, where yoga means 'training' and ācāra means 'practice' or 'way of acting'. So Yogacara literally means 'yoga practice' or 'those who practice yoga', which helps you remember that this Buddhist school is about training the mind and teaches that consciousness shapes our experience.