La filosofía de Vasubandhu
Juan Arnau Pitarch
2009
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper |
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| Key points | Argues that Vasubandhu's philosophy of mind, as expressed in the Trimsika and Trisvabhavakarika, is coherently linked to Nagarjuna's doctrine of emptiness and to Buddhist practices such as dedication of merit and bodhicitta, revealing practical aspects of this theoretical system. |
Abstract
The article analyzes the figure of Indian philosopher Vasubandhu (ca. S. IV), one of the most important representative of the Vijn�unav�uda school of Mah�uy�una Buddhism. After a brief account on the legendary biography of Vasubandhu and other members of his school, the article focuses on the understanding of two of his seminal works: Tri£gi±ik�u and Trisvabh�uvak�urik�u, through the concepts of vijn�una (showing the different meanings of this widely used concept in Buddhist thought), �ulayavijn�una (store consciousness), v�usan�u (mental trace), parikalpa (imagination) and trisvab�uva (three natures): parikalpita (imaginative), paratantra (dependent) and pariniiPpanna (consummated). It also establishes the links between Vasubandhu and the n�ug�urjunai¦s doctrine of i±enyat�u and the Buddhist practice of puoya-praoidhana (dedication of merit) and bodhicitta (thought of awakening), showing, in a coherent fashion, the practical aspects of this philosophy of mind.