Vasubandhu Along with his brother Asaga , one of the main founders of the Indian Yogcra school () Born in Gandhra in the fourth century, he was at first an Abhidharmist and wrote the massive Abhidharmakoa- bhsya (). Most influential in the East Asian tradition was his Thirty Verses on Consciousness-only (Weishi sanshisong ). Xuanzang (c. 602-664) Famous for his seventeen-year overland journey to India, which is recorded in detail in Great Tang Records on the Western Regions. Studied logic, grammar, Sanskrit, and the Yogacara school of Buddhism during his time at Nalanda. Faxiang school, translation of Sanskrit texts, most importantly are Mahaprajnaparamita Sutra and Cheng Weishi Lun The doctrine of the three natures trisvabhava
6. mental-consciousness (manovijnana) 7. The sense of the selfhood (manas) 8. Warehouse consciousness (alaya-vijnana), which is also called all-seeds consciousness (sarva-bijaka-vijnana) Transforming the eight consciousnesses into four cognitions (wisdom) Warehouse consciousnessGreat Mirror Cognition (mahadarsa-jnana) ManasEqualization Cognition (samata-jnana) Mental-consciouness Attentive Cognition (pratyaveksana-jnana) Five sensory consciousnessesAccomplishing Activity Cognition The Great Mirror Hakuin Ekaku
When all contaminations and obstructions have been removed from the consciousnesses and the uncontaminated seeds reach fruition, the four cognitions replace the consciousnesses Two hindrances
afflictive hindrances klesa-avarana
cognitive hindrances jneya-avarana Refutation of the theory of a self by Vasubandhu Five aggregates: skandhas form sensation perception mental formations consciousness Four components of perception
a content or image part (nimitta-bhaga) a part , portion a seeing part (darsana-bhaga) looking at, knowing, ocular perception a self-reflective or being aware of itself (svasamvitti-bhaga) sva: self; samvitti: knowledge a being aware that one is aware of oneself part (svasamveda-bhaga) samveda: perception