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==His Writings== | ==His Writings== | ||
*[[Bodhisattva Bhumis]] | *[[Yogacarabhumi]], which includes the [[Bodhisattva Bhumis]] | ||
*[[Compendium of Abhidharma]] | *[[Compendium of Abhidharma]] | ||
*[[Summary of the Mahayana]] | *[[Summary of the Mahayana]] | ||
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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.
His Writings
- Yogacarabhumi, which includes the 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.
