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Vasubandhu was an Indian Buddhist philosopher of the 4th or 5th century whose Abhidharmakosha and Yogacara works shaped Buddhist scholasticism.
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What is Vasubandhu's Abhidharmakosha about?
The Abhidharmakosha is a major Buddhist scholastic text that organizes doctrines about perception, karma, cosmology, and liberation. Vasubandhu wrote it in Sanskrit, and it became important in Indian, Tibetan, and East Asian Buddhist study.
Was Vasubandhu a Yogacara philosopher?
Vasubandhu is strongly associated with Yogacara, especially through short works such as the Twenty Verses and Thirty Verses. Many traditions also connect his Yogacara turn with his brother Asanga.
What does Vasubandhu say about consciousness-only?
In Yogacara texts attributed to him, Vasubandhu argues that ordinary experience is structured by consciousness and mental representation. This does not mean a simple claim that nothing exists, but it does challenge naive realism about external objects.
When did Vasubandhu live?
Vasubandhu is usually placed in the 4th or 5th century CE. Exact dates are debated because the sources are traditional and sometimes conflicting.
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