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Abhidharma
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Yogācāra and Citta-Mātra
The Yogācāra school synthesized Abhidharma analysis with the concept of the storehouse consciousness (ālaya-vijñāna). They utilized the concept of dharmas but redefined them entirely through the lens of consciousness (citta-mātra, "mind-only"). In this view, the seventy-five Sarvāstivāda dharmas are re-interpreted not as external entities, but as transformations or projections arising within the consciousness stream. The Abhidharma's objective analysis is thus turned inward, mapping the mechanics o… -
Buddha Nature
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Madhyamaka and Yogācāra Synthesis
In India, the doctrine often served as a bridge between the emptiness (śūnyatā) emphasized by the Mādhyamaka school and the mind-only (cittamatra) assertions of the Yogācāra school. Where Mādhyamaka stressed the ultimate lack of inherent existence, the Tathāgatagarbha texts asserted the presence of the ultimate principle (Buddhahood) as inherent potentiality 3. This provided a foundation for viewing enlightenment not as the ultimate annihilation of being (as misinterpreted by some… -
Mahayana
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The Three Natures Doctrine
A further elaboration, particularly prominent in the Yogācāra school, is the theory of the Three Natures (Trisvabhāva). This attempts to map the stages of perception and understanding concerning reality:
Parikalpita-svabhāva (Imagined Nature): The realm of dualistic conceptualization, where inherent existence is falsely projected onto reality.