Yogācāra
Indian Mahāyāna Buddhism
It studies cognition and how the experience of subject and object is constituted.
Historical context
Yogācāra developed in Indian Mahāyāna Buddhism and spread to other parts of Asia through translations and commentaries.
Overview
What appears as a separate object arises within experience already organised by habits and distinctions. Examining that organisation raises questions about dependence on cognition and the philosophical commitments that follow.
Main claims
Structures of cognition and habit are crucial to explaining how subject and object appear.
Debates and nuances
Interpretations disagree over whether its claims are ontological, epistemological, or phenomenological.
This entry provides educational context.