SOULOS · Buddhism
🧠 Yogacara
Yogacara is a core concept from the Buddhism tradition in the SOULOS registry (50 concepts × 3 traditions). Contemplation query: Yogacara mind-only Vasubandhu alayavijnana
Deep Dive
Yogacara, the 'mind-only' school associated with Vasubandhu, holds that perceived reality is fundamentally a construction of consciousness, the alayavijnana or 'storehouse consciousness' -- influential on later Tibetan and East Asian Buddhist philosophy.
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Frequently asked about Yogacara
What tradition does Yogacara come from?
Buddhism.
What is the contemplative query for this concept?
Yogacara mind-only Vasubandhu alayavijnana
How many concepts does SOULOS catalogue?
50 core concepts — 15 from Jainism, 15 from Buddhism, and 20 from the wider Metaphysics / perennial philosophy tradition. Plus 315 mystical words (Abyss → Zero) from the esoteric word cloud.
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