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Yogacara
- MahayanaAn inscription in Mathura, dated to the year 180 CE, bears a reference to the Buddha Amitābha and marks one of the earliest stone records of Mahāyāna…
- ZenThe word Zen comes from the Japanese pronunciation of a Middle Chinese term that traces back to the Sanskrit word dhyana, meaning contemplation or meditative…
- DignāgaLittle is known about Dignāga's life. According to Taranatha, Dignāga was born to a Brahmin family near the city of Kanchi in around 470 or 480 CE and was…
- Chan BuddhismIn the late fifth century, a Central Asian monk named Bodhidharma arrived in China to teach a special transmission outside scriptures.
- YogacharaIn the first centuries of the common era, a group of yogis from the Sarvastivada and Sautrantika traditions in north India began to adopt Mahayana Buddhism.
- Laṅkāvatāra SūtraScholars generally place the compilation of the Lañkāvatāra Sūtra between 350 and 400 CE. Some researchers argue that the core text may date back to the…
- RatnagotravibhāgaIn the middle of the third century, a Sanskrit text began to circulate among Indian scholars. Its author remains unknown to history.