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| − | '''[[Mind-Only]]''' ([[sems tsam pa]]), [[Chittamatra]]. A [[Mahayana]] school of [[Buddhist philosophy]] propagated by the [[great master]] [[Asanga]] and his followers. Founded on the [[Lankavatara Sutra]] and other [[scriptures]], its main premise is that all [[phenomena]] are | + | '''[[Mind-Only]]''' ([[sems tsam pa]]), [[Chittamatra]]. A [[Mahayana]] school of [[Buddhist philosophy]] propagated by the [[great master]] [[Asanga]] and his followers. Founded on the [[Lankavatara Sutra]] and other [[scriptures]], its main premise is that all [[phenomena]] are [[only mind]], i.e. [[mental perceptions]] that appear within the [[all-ground consciousness]] due to [[habitual tendencies]]. Positively, this [[view]] relinquishes the fixation on a solid [[reality]]. Negatively, there is still [[clinging]] to a truly [[existing]] '[[mind]]' within which everything takes place. |
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Latest revision as of 13:04, 15 March 2014
Mind-Only (sems tsam pa), Chittamatra. A Mahayana school of Buddhist philosophy propagated by the great master Asanga and his followers. Founded on the Lankavatara Sutra and other scriptures, its main premise is that all phenomena are only mind, i.e. mental perceptions that appear within the all-ground consciousness due to habitual tendencies. Positively, this view relinquishes the fixation on a solid reality. Negatively, there is still clinging to a truly existing 'mind' within which everything takes place.
see also: Chittamatra
