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One of the most famous Indian saints, he lived in the fourth century. He received teachings from [[Maitreya]] and transcribed them as the ‘[[Five Treatises of Maitreya]]’. Together with Asanga's own commentaries, these texts became the basis for the philosophical schools known as [[Yogachara]], or [[Chittamatra]]. See the story of Asanga in ''The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying'', pages 125-126.
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'''Asanga''' (Skt. ''Asaṅga'', Tib. [[ཐོགས་མེད་]], ''Tokmé''; [[Wyl.]] ''thogs med'') — one of the most famous Indian saints, he lived in the fourth century and was the elder brother of [[Vasubandhu]]. He received teachings from [[Maitreya]] and transcribed them as the ‘[[Five Treatises of Maitreya]]’. Together with Asanga's own commentaries, these texts became the basis for the philosophical schools known as [[Yogachara]], or [[Chittamatra]].


[[Category:Historical Masters]]
==His Writings==
*[[Bodhisattva Bhumis]]
*[[Compendium of Abhidharma]]
*[[Summary of the Mahayana]]
 
==Further Reading==
*Lobsang N. Tsonawa, ''Indian Buddhist Pandits from The Jewel Garland of Buddhist History'', Dharamsala: Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, 1985.
*[[Sogyal Rinpoche]], ''[[The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying]]'', pages 125-126.
 
==External Links==
*{{TBRC|P6117|TBRC Profile}}
 
[[Category:Indian Masters]]
[[Category:Seventeen Nalanda Masters]]
[[Category:Seventeen Nalanda Masters]]

Revision as of 13:35, 9 June 2011

Asanga

Asanga (Skt. Asaṅga, Tib. ཐོགས་མེད་, Tokmé; Wyl. thogs med) — one of the most famous Indian saints, he lived in the fourth century and was the elder brother of Vasubandhu. He received teachings from Maitreya and transcribed them as the ‘Five Treatises of Maitreya’. Together with Asanga's own commentaries, these texts became the basis for the philosophical schools known as Yogachara, or Chittamatra.

His Writings

Further Reading

External Links