Yogācāra
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Yogācāra is a major Mahayana Buddhist philosophical school that emphasizes the primacy of consciousness and the idea that all experiences are constructions of the mind.
All labels observed (11)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yogācāra canonical | 8 |
| Yogacara | 3 |
| Buddhist Yogācāra philosophy | 1 |
| Consciousness-Only school | 1 |
| Faxiang (Yogācāra) school | 1 |
| Mind-only school | 1 |
| Yogacara philosophy | 1 |
| Yogacara school | 1 |
| Yogācāra (as interpreted in East Asia) | 1 |
| Yogācāra philosophy | 1 |
| Yogācāra school | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2562996 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yogācāra Context triple: [Chan Buddhism, influencedBy, Yogācāra]
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A.
Madhyamaka
Madhyamaka is a major Buddhist philosophical school, founded by Nāgārjuna, that analyzes all phenomena as empty of inherent existence to illuminate the middle way between eternalism and nihilism.
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B.
Pratyabhijñā school
The Pratyabhijñā school is a non-dual Shaiva philosophical tradition of Kashmir that emphasizes direct recognition of one’s identity with absolute consciousness (Śiva).
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C.
Mahayana
Mahayana is one of the two main branches of Buddhism, emphasizing the bodhisattva path and the aspiration to attain enlightenment for the benefit of all sentient beings.
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D.
Prabhakara school
The Prabhakara school is a major subtradition of the Mimamsa branch of Hindu philosophy, known for its distinctive theories of language, epistemology, and Vedic ritual exegesis.
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E.
Vajrayana
Vajrayana is a form of Buddhism known for its esoteric teachings, tantric practices, and use of ritual and symbolism as rapid paths to 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: Yogācāra Target entity description: Yogācāra is a major Mahayana Buddhist philosophical school that emphasizes the primacy of consciousness and the idea that all experiences are constructions of the mind.
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A.
Madhyamaka
Madhyamaka is a major Buddhist philosophical school, founded by Nāgārjuna, that analyzes all phenomena as empty of inherent existence to illuminate the middle way between eternalism and nihilism.
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B.
Pratyabhijñā school
The Pratyabhijñā school is a non-dual Shaiva philosophical tradition of Kashmir that emphasizes direct recognition of one’s identity with absolute consciousness (Śiva).
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C.
Mahayana
Mahayana is one of the two main branches of Buddhism, emphasizing the bodhisattva path and the aspiration to attain enlightenment for the benefit of all sentient beings.
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D.
Prabhakara school
The Prabhakara school is a major subtradition of the Mimamsa branch of Hindu philosophy, known for its distinctive theories of language, epistemology, and Vedic ritual exegesis.
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E.
Vajrayana
Vajrayana is a form of Buddhism known for its esoteric teachings, tantric practices, and use of ritual and symbolism as rapid paths to enlightenment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist doctrine
ⓘ
Buddhist philosophical school ⓘ Mahayana Buddhist school ⓘ |
| aim |
attainment of Buddhahood
ⓘ
elimination of cognitive afflictions ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Cittamātra
ⓘ
Consciousness-only school ⓘ Yogācāra ⓘ
surface form:
Mind-only school
Vijñānavāda ⓘ |
| associatedPhilosopher |
Dharmapāla
ⓘ
Kuiji ⓘ Maitreya ⓘ
surface form:
Maitreya-nātha
Sthiramati ⓘ Woncheuk ⓘ Xuanzang ⓘ |
| associatedSchool |
Faxiang school
ⓘ
Hossō school ⓘ Weishi school ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion |
East Asia
ⓘ
South Asia ⓘ Tibet Autonomous Region ⓘ
surface form:
Tibet
|
| coreDoctrine |
absence of external objects as ultimately real
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all experiences are constructions of mind ⓘ eight consciousnesses ⓘ non-duality of subject and object ⓘ primacy of consciousness ⓘ storehouse consciousness (ālaya-vijñāna) ⓘ three natures theory ⓘ transformation of consciousness ⓘ |
| debatedWith |
Madhyamaka
ⓘ
surface form:
Madhyamaka school
|
| developedIn | India ⓘ |
| developedInCentury |
4th century
ⓘ
5th century ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Asaṅga
ⓘ
Vasubandhu ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | one of the two major classical Mahayana philosophical systems ⓘ |
| influencedTradition |
Chinese Buddhism
ⓘ
Japanese Buddhism ⓘ Korean Buddhism ⓘ Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
karmic seeds (bīja)
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paratantra-svabhāva ⓘ parikalpita-svabhāva ⓘ pariniṣpanna-svabhāva ⓘ three turnings of the wheel of Dharma interpretation ⓘ vijñapti-mātra ⓘ ālaya-vijñāna ⓘ |
| philosophicalStance |
analysis of cognition and perception
ⓘ
idealism-like interpretation of reality ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Madhyamaka ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Mahayana
ⓘ
surface form:
Mahayana Buddhism
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| scripturalBasis |
Lankāvatāra Sutra
ⓘ
surface form:
Laṅkāvatāra Sūtra
Mahāyānasaṃgraha ⓘ Saṃdhinirmocana Sūtra ⓘ Triṃśikā-vijñaptimātratā ⓘ Lankāvatāra Sutra ⓘ
surface form:
Viṃśatikā-vijñaptimātratā
Yogācārabhūmi Śāstra ⓘ |
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Subject: Yogācāra Description of subject: Yogācāra is a major Mahayana Buddhist philosophical school that emphasizes the primacy of consciousness and the idea that all experiences are constructions of the mind.
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Yogacara
subject surface form:
Nirvana
this entity surface form:
Yogacara philosophy
this entity surface form:
Faxiang (Yogācāra) school
this entity surface form:
Yogacara
this entity surface form:
Mind-only school
this entity surface form:
Yogacara school
this entity surface form:
Yogācāra (as interpreted in East Asia)
this entity surface form:
Yogācāra school
this entity surface form:
Yogācāra philosophy
this entity surface form:
Consciousness-Only school
this entity surface form:
Buddhist Yogācāra philosophy
subject surface form:
Lankāvatāra Sūtra
this entity surface form:
Yogacara