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A Philologist Presents His Case

Posted on November 14, 2019 by Vajragoni

The renowned Philologist, Lambert Schmithausen, published his groundbreaking work Ālayavijñāna: On the Origin and the Early Development of a Central Concept of Yogacara Philosophy in 1987. His publication brought the Ālayavijñāna into the mainstream since it had hitherto been relegated … Continue reading →

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Ālayavijñāna: The Hallmark of the Yogācāra

Posted on November 11, 2019 by Vajragoni

Our next chapter in question for this present sutra is Number Five in the Tibetan Translation and Number Three for the Chinese. We have been following John Keenan’s numbering sequence. Basically the difference between the translations is that the Tibetan … Continue reading →

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Reflections on the Saṃdhinirmocana Sūtra

Posted on November 1, 2019 by Vajragoni

This series will expound upon a seminal and early text of the Yogācāra school. The Saṃdhinirmocana Sūtra (Ārya-saṃdhi-nirmocana-sūtra) actually predates the proclaimed formulators of the Yogācāra school proper, Asanga and his half-brother Vasubandhu. The Sutra is comprised of different parts, … Continue reading →

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