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Asaṅga
Asaṅga. Along with Maitreyanātha, the historical co-founder of the Yogācāra school of Mahāyāna Buddhism and half-brother of Vasubandhu. Born in north-west India during the 4th century ce, he was originally a member of the Mahīśāsaka school but was later converted to Mahāyāna. After many years of intense meditation, he went on to write many of the key Yogācāra treatises such as the Yogacārabhūmi Śāstra, the Mahāyāna-saṃgraha and the Abhidharma-samuccaya as well as other works. There are discrepancies between the Chinese and Tibetan traditions concerning which treatises are attributed to him and which to Maitreyanātha.
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DAMIEN KEOWN. "Asaṅga." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DAMIEN KEOWN. "Asaṅga." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O108-Asaga.html DAMIEN KEOWN. "Asaṅga." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O108-Asaga.html |
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Asaṅga
Asaṅga (Skt., ‘not-bound’).
1. In Hinduism, the state of the true self (ātman) which knows itself to be what it is—not bound to, or identified with, the mind or body. 2. 4th cent. CE. Founder of the Buddhist Yogācāra/Vijñānavāda school of idealism and elder brother of Vasubandhu, from whose biography the details of Asaṅga's life are known. Numerous works are attributed to Asaṅga including the monumental Yogācārabhumiśāstra, Mahāyānasutrālaṃkāra, and Mahāyānasaṃgraha. |
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JOHN BOWKER. "Asaṅga." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Asaṅga." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Asaga.html JOHN BOWKER. "Asaṅga." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Asaga.html |
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