Living Yogacara: An Introduction to Consciousness-Only Buddhism
Yogacara is an influential school of Buddhist philosophy and psychology that stems from the early Indian Mahayana Buddhist tradition. The Yogacara view is based on the fundamental truth that there is nothing in the realm of human experience that is not interpreted by and dependent upon the mind.

Yogacara Buddhism was unable to sustain the same level of popularity as other Buddhist schools in India, Tibet, and East Asia, but its teachings on the nature of consciousness profoundly impacted the successive developments of Buddhism. Yogacara served as the basis for the development of the doctrines of karma and liberation in many other schools.

In this refreshingly accessible study, Tagawa Shun'ei makes sense of Yogacara's subtleties and complexities with insight and clarity. He shows us that Yogacara masters comprehend and express everyday experiences that we all take for granted, yet struggle to explain. Eloquent and approachable, Living Yogacara deepens the reader's understanding of the development of Buddhism's interpretation of the human psyche.
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Living Yogacara: An Introduction to Consciousness-Only Buddhism
Yogacara is an influential school of Buddhist philosophy and psychology that stems from the early Indian Mahayana Buddhist tradition. The Yogacara view is based on the fundamental truth that there is nothing in the realm of human experience that is not interpreted by and dependent upon the mind.

Yogacara Buddhism was unable to sustain the same level of popularity as other Buddhist schools in India, Tibet, and East Asia, but its teachings on the nature of consciousness profoundly impacted the successive developments of Buddhism. Yogacara served as the basis for the development of the doctrines of karma and liberation in many other schools.

In this refreshingly accessible study, Tagawa Shun'ei makes sense of Yogacara's subtleties and complexities with insight and clarity. He shows us that Yogacara masters comprehend and express everyday experiences that we all take for granted, yet struggle to explain. Eloquent and approachable, Living Yogacara deepens the reader's understanding of the development of Buddhism's interpretation of the human psyche.
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Living Yogacara: An Introduction to Consciousness-Only Buddhism

Living Yogacara: An Introduction to Consciousness-Only Buddhism

Living Yogacara: An Introduction to Consciousness-Only Buddhism

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Overview

Yogacara is an influential school of Buddhist philosophy and psychology that stems from the early Indian Mahayana Buddhist tradition. The Yogacara view is based on the fundamental truth that there is nothing in the realm of human experience that is not interpreted by and dependent upon the mind.

Yogacara Buddhism was unable to sustain the same level of popularity as other Buddhist schools in India, Tibet, and East Asia, but its teachings on the nature of consciousness profoundly impacted the successive developments of Buddhism. Yogacara served as the basis for the development of the doctrines of karma and liberation in many other schools.

In this refreshingly accessible study, Tagawa Shun'ei makes sense of Yogacara's subtleties and complexities with insight and clarity. He shows us that Yogacara masters comprehend and express everyday experiences that we all take for granted, yet struggle to explain. Eloquent and approachable, Living Yogacara deepens the reader's understanding of the development of Buddhism's interpretation of the human psyche.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780861718955
Publisher: Wisdom Publications MA
Publication date: 05/01/2014
Sold by: SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format: eBook
Pages: 200
File size: 984 KB

About the Author

Tagawa Shun'ei is the abbot of Kofukuji in Nara, the head temple of the Hosso school of Japanese Buddhism.

Charles Muller, is a professor in the Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology at the University of Tokyo. He is the translator for The Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment: Korean Buddhism's Guide to Meditation, and is founder and managing editor of both the Digital Dictionary of Buddhism and the H-Buddhism Buddhist Scholars Information Network.
Charles Muller, is a professor in the Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology at the University of Tokyo. He is the translator for The Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment: Korean Buddhism's Guide to Meditation, and is founder and managing editor of both the Digital Dictionary of Buddhism and the H-Buddhism Buddhist Scholars Information Network.

Table of Contents

Translator's Introduction vii

Foreword xxv

Chapter 1 Yogacara Is... 1

Chapter 2 The Structure of the Mind 11

Chapter 3 The Functions of the Mind 19

Chapter 4 Building Up Experience in the Latent Area of the Mind 29

Chapter 5 The Production of Things 45

Chapter 6 The Deep Self Absorbed in Selfishness 61

Chapter 7 The Variously Assessing Mind 77

Chapter 8 The Function of the Five Senses 95

Chapter 9 Who Am I? 101

Chapter 10 The Distance to Buddhahood 117

Conclusion: Yogacara Today 131

Afterword 139

Suggestions for Further Study 143

Notes 147

About the Author 151

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