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'''Asanga''' (Skt. ''Asaṅga'', Tib. ''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]] | '''Asanga''' (Skt. ''Asaṅga'', Tib. ''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== | ==His Writings== | ||
*[[Bodhisattva Bhumis]] | *[[Bodhisattva Bhumis]] | ||
*[[Abhidharma-samuccaya]] | *[[Abhidharma-samuccaya]] | ||
==Further Reading== | |||
*[[Sogyal Rinpoche]], ''[[The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying]]'', pages 125-126. | |||
[[Category:Historical Masters]] | [[Category:Historical Masters]] | ||
[[Category:Seventeen Nalanda Masters]] | [[Category:Seventeen Nalanda Masters]] | ||
Revision as of 10:53, 15 June 2009
Asanga (Skt. Asaṅga, Tib. 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
- Sogyal Rinpoche, The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, pages 125-126.