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-->'''Asaṅga''' (無着, also called Aryasanga), born around 300 C.E., was an Indian exponent of [[Yogacara|Yogācāra]], and is considered, along with his brother [[Vasubandhu]] as the founder of this religious school. | |||
'''Asaṅga''' (無着, also called Aryasanga), born around 300 C.E., was an Indian exponent of [[Yogacara|Yogācāra]], and is considered, along with his brother [[Vasubandhu]] as the founder of this religious school. | |||
Asanga was born during the 4th century in [[Gandhara|Gandhāra]] in north [[India]], as a [[Brahmin]]'s son. He was perhaps originally a member of the [[Mahīśāsaka]], or the [[Sarvastivada|Mūlasarvāstivāda]] school, but after many years of intense meditation, during which time some traditions say that he often visited Tushita Heaven to receive teachings from [[Maitreya-natha|Maitreya-nātha]], he later converted to [[Mahāyāna]].<ref> 'Doctrinal Affiliation of the Buddhist Master Asanga' - Alex Wayman in ''Untying the Knots in Buddhism''ISBN 81-208-1321-9 </ref> Asanga wrote many of the key [[Yogacara|Yogācāra]] treatises, including the [[Yogacarabhumi-sastra|Yogācārabhūmi-śāstra]], the [[Mahāyāna-samgraha]] and the [[Abhidharma-samuccaya]], although there are discrepancies between Chinese and Tibetan traditions which works should be attributed to him and which to Maitreya-nātha.<ref> ''On Some Aspects of the Doctrines of Maitreya (natha) and the Asanga'' - Giuseppe Tucci, Calcutta, 1930.</ref> | Asanga was born during the 4th century in [[Gandhara|Gandhāra]] in north [[India]], as a [[Brahmin]]'s son. He was perhaps originally a member of the [[Mahīśāsaka]], or the [[Sarvastivada|Mūlasarvāstivāda]] school, but after many years of intense meditation, during which time some traditions say that he often visited Tushita Heaven to receive teachings from [[Maitreya-natha|Maitreya-nātha]], he later converted to [[Mahāyāna]].<ref> 'Doctrinal Affiliation of the Buddhist Master Asanga' - Alex Wayman in ''Untying the Knots in Buddhism''ISBN 81-208-1321-9 </ref> Asanga wrote many of the key [[Yogacara|Yogācāra]] treatises, including the [[Yogacarabhumi-sastra|Yogācārabhūmi-śāstra]], the [[Mahāyāna-samgraha]] and the [[Abhidharma-samuccaya]], although there are discrepancies between Chinese and Tibetan traditions which works should be attributed to him and which to Maitreya-nātha.<ref> ''On Some Aspects of the Doctrines of Maitreya (natha) and the Asanga'' - Giuseppe Tucci, Calcutta, 1930.</ref> | ||
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*[http://www.acmuller.net/ddb Digital Dictionary of Buddhism]; [http://www.buddhism-dict.net/cgi-bin/xpr-ddb.pl?71.xml+id('b7121-8457') Direct link] | *[http://www.acmuller.net/ddb Digital Dictionary of Buddhism]; [http://www.buddhism-dict.net/cgi-bin/xpr-ddb.pl?71.xml+id('b7121-8457') Direct link] | ||
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Revision as of 23:48, 22 February 2007
Asaṅga (無着, also called Aryasanga), born around 300 C.E., was an Indian exponent of Yogācāra, and is considered, along with his brother Vasubandhu as the founder of this religious school.
Asanga was born during the 4th century in Gandhāra in north India, as a Brahmin's son. He was perhaps originally a member of the Mahīśāsaka, or the Mūlasarvāstivāda school, but after many years of intense meditation, during which time some traditions say that he often visited Tushita Heaven to receive teachings from Maitreya-nātha, he later converted to Mahāyāna.[1] Asanga wrote many of the key Yogācāra treatises, including the Yogācārabhūmi-śāstra, the Mahāyāna-samgraha and the Abhidharma-samuccaya, although there are discrepancies between Chinese and Tibetan traditions which works should be attributed to him and which to Maitreya-nātha.[2]
References
- ↑ 'Doctrinal Affiliation of the Buddhist Master Asanga' - Alex Wayman in Untying the Knots in BuddhismISBN 81-208-1321-9
- ↑ On Some Aspects of the Doctrines of Maitreya (natha) and the Asanga - Giuseppe Tucci, Calcutta, 1930.