Yogācāra

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Buddhist doctrine Buddhist philosophical school Mahayana Buddhist school

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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All labels observed (22)

Label	Occurrences
Yogācāra canonical	39
Yogacara	8
East Asian Yogācāra	7
Yogācāra school	4
Yogacara school	3
Yogācāra philosophy	3
Consciousness-Only school	2
East Asian Yogācāra tradition	2
Indian Yogācāra school	2
Mind-Only school	2
Mind-only school	2
Yogacara philosophy	2
法相宗	2
Buddhist Yogācāra philosophy	1
Consciousness-only school	1
Faxiang (Yogācāra) school	1
Mind-Only doctrine	1
Vijñaptimātra school	1
Yogacara teachings	1
Yogācāra (as interpreted in East Asia)	1
Yogācāra philosophers	1
Yogācāra scholasticism	1

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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]

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.
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).
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.
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.
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.

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.
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).
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.
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.
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 ⓘ Mind-only school ⓘ linked to: Yogācāra Vijñānavāda ⓘ
associatedPhilosopher	Dharmapāla ⓘ Kuiji ⓘ Maitreya-nātha ⓘ linked to: Maitreya Sthiramati ⓘ Woncheuk ⓘ Xuanzang ⓘ
associatedSchool	Faxiang school ⓘ Hossō school ⓘ Weishi school ⓘ
associatedWithRegion	East Asia ⓘ South Asia ⓘ Tibet ⓘ linked to: Tibet Autonomous Region
coreDoctrine	absence of external objects as ultimately real ⓘ 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 school ⓘ linked to: Madhyamaka
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) ⓘ 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 Buddhism ⓘ linked to: Mahayana
scripturalBasis	Laṅkāvatāra Sūtra ⓘ linked to: Lankāvatāra Sutra Mahāyānasaṃgraha ⓘ Saṃdhinirmocana Sūtra ⓘ Triṃśikā-vijñaptimātratā ⓘ Viṃśatikā-vijñaptimātratā ⓘ linked to: Lankāvatāra Sutra Yogācārabhūmi Śāstra ⓘ

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Referenced by (87)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chan Buddhism → influencedBy → Yogācāra ⓘ

Mahayana sutras → associatedWithSchool → Yogācāra ⓘ

Shingon Buddhism → influencedBy → Yogacara ⓘ

linked to: Yogācāra

Nirvana → philosophicallyAnalyzedIn → Yogacara philosophy ⓘ

subject linked to: nirvana

linked to: Yogācāra

Chinese Buddhism → hasSchool → Faxiang (Yogācāra) school ⓘ

linked to: Yogācāra

Indian Buddhism → hasSchool → Yogacara ⓘ

linked to: Yogācāra

Yogācāra → alternativeName → Mind-only school ⓘ

linked to: Yogācāra

Buddha-nature is inherent in all beings → interpretedBy → Yogacara school ⓘ

linked to: Yogācāra

East Asian Buddhism → hasPhilosophicalSchool → Yogācāra (as interpreted in East Asia) ⓘ

linked to: Yogācāra

Hongzhou school → philosophicalInfluence → Yogācāra ⓘ

dependent origination → interpretedBy → Yogācāra school ⓘ

linked to: Yogācāra

Tibetan Buddhism → hasPhilosophicalSchool → Yogācāra ⓘ

Kita-Hosso sect → associatedWith → Yogācāra ⓘ

Kita-Hosso sect → doctrine → Yogācāra philosophy ⓘ

linked to: Yogācāra

Hosso sect → doctrinalBasis → Yogācāra ⓘ

Hosso sect → doctrinalBasis → Consciousness-Only school ⓘ

linked to: Yogācāra

Zhang Taiyan → influencedBy → Buddhist Yogācāra philosophy ⓘ

linked to: Yogācāra

Lankāvatāra Sūtra → associatedWithSchool → Yogācāra ⓘ

subject linked to: Lankāvatāra Sutra

Jonang school → influencedBy → Yogacara ⓘ

linked to: Yogācāra

Buddhist logic → associatedSchool → Yogācāra ⓘ

Dignaga → school → Yogacara ⓘ

linked to: Yogācāra

Dharmakirti → philosophicalSchool → Yogacara ⓘ

linked to: Yogācāra

Hossō school → philosophicalOrientation → Yogācāra ⓘ

Hossō school → doctrinalCategory → East Asian Yogācāra ⓘ

linked to: Yogācāra

Hossō → parentTradition → Yogācāra ⓘ

Hossō → relatedSchool → Yogācāra ⓘ

Hossō → hasJapaneseName → 法相宗 ⓘ

linked to: Yogācāra

元興寺 → 宗派 → 法相宗 ⓘ

linked to: Yogācāra

Non-dualism (advaya) → associatedWith → Yogacara school ⓘ

linked to: Yogācāra

Sarvastivada Buddhism → influenced → Yogacara school ⓘ

linked to: Yogācāra

Sarvastivada school → influenced → Yogācāra school ⓘ

linked to: Yogācāra

Xuanzang → philosophicalTradition → Yogācāra ⓘ

Xuanzang → influenced → East Asian Yogācāra tradition ⓘ

linked to: Yogācāra

Third Turning of the Wheel of Dharma → associatedWith → Yogācāra school ⓘ

linked to: Yogācāra

Taego Order → philosophicalInfluence → Yogācāra ⓘ

Korean Hwaeom school → influencedBy → Yogācāra ⓘ

Śāntarakṣita → tradition → Yogācāra ⓘ

Shentong → influencedBy → Yogācāra ⓘ

subject linked to: shentong

Asanga → philosophicalSchool → Yogacara ⓘ

linked to: Yogācāra

Asanga → influencedBy → Yogacara teachings ⓘ

linked to: Yogācāra

Vasubandhu → tradition → Yogācāra ⓘ

Vasubandhu → philosophicalSchool → Yogācāra ⓘ

Vasubandhu → influenced → East Asian Yogācāra ⓘ

linked to: Yogācāra

Shantarakshita → tradition → Yogācāra ⓘ

Shantarakshita → philosophicalSchool → Yogācāra ⓘ

Central Asian Buddhism → associatedWith → Yogacara philosophy ⓘ

linked to: Yogācāra

Vijñānavāda → alternativeName → Yogācāra ⓘ

Vijñānavāda → alternativeName → Consciousness-only school ⓘ

linked to: Yogācāra

Vijñānavāda → alternativeName → Mind-only school ⓘ

linked to: Yogācāra

Cittamātra → alternativeName → Mind-Only school ⓘ

linked to: Yogācāra

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