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Maitreyanatha

Maitreyanātha

A Dictionary of Buddhism | 2004 | | Copyright

Maitreyanātha (270–350 ce). One of the three founders of Yogācāra, along with Asaṅga and Vasubandhu. His dates are uncertain, and scholars are divided as to whether the name denotes a historical human teacher or the Bodhisattva Maitreya, used pseudo-epigraphically. The number of works attributed to him vary in the Tibetan and Chinese traditions but variously include the Yogācārabhūmi Śāstra, the Mahāyāna-sūtrālaṃkāra, the Dharma-dharmatā-vibhāga, the Madhyānta-vibhāga-kārikā, the Abhisamaya-alaṃkāra, and the Ratna-gotra-vibhāga.
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Maitreyanātha

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Maitreyanātha. Buddhist teacher of uncertain status. He is held to be a founder of Yogācāra/Vijñānavāda because of the statement that Asaṅga was taught by Maitreyanātha. But this may be a reference to Maitreya.
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