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Shastra on the Door to Understanding the Hundred Dharmas
The One Hundred Dharmas are a categorization of all dharmas according to the Consciouness-Only or Yogacara School of Mahayana Buddhism. All lists of dharmas are for the purpose of breaking attachment to distinctions about our minds and the physical world that are based on attachment to self. They include
1. Form Dharmas (11),
2. Mind Dharmas (8),
3. Dharmas Interactive with the Mind (51),
4. Dharmas Not Interactive with the Mind (24)
5. Unconditioned Dharmas (6+)
1. Form Dharmas (11),
2. Mind Dharmas (8),
3. Dharmas Interactive with the Mind (51),
4. Dharmas Not Interactive with the Mind (24)
5. Unconditioned Dharmas (6+)
- GenresBuddhism
173 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2003
About the author
Vasubandhu
63 books13 followersVasubandhu (Sanskrit: वसुबन्धु; traditional Chinese: 世親; pinyin: Shìqīn; Tibetan: དབྱིག་གཉེན་, Wylie: dbyig gnyen) (fl. 4th century) was an Indian Buddhist monk and, along with his putative half-brother Asanga, one of the main founders of the Indian Yogācāra school.
Vasubandhu is one of the most influential figures in the entire history of Buddhism, and is held to have introduced formal logic to the Buddhist epistemological tradition. In the Jodo Shinshu branch of Buddhism, he is considered the Second Patriarch; in Zen, the 21st Patriarch.
Vasubandhu is one of the most influential figures in the entire history of Buddhism, and is held to have introduced formal logic to the Buddhist epistemological tradition. In the Jodo Shinshu branch of Buddhism, he is considered the Second Patriarch; in Zen, the 21st Patriarch.
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June 4, 2018
Vasubandu's Hundred Dharmas List Explicated
For those not sure what to make of it, this is a "shastra" or commentary on a part of Mahayana Abhidharma, so-called. Well worth reading for its very easy explanations of the Hundred Dharmas list of Vasubandu. Sooner or later, Mahayana Buddhists will come across Vasubandu and the Hundred Dharmas. It's also a good meditation for the mind to chew on, somewhat like the mint tree branch twigs that Dogen talks about that refresh the mouth, clean the teeth and freshen the breath and mind, as well as serving as a kind of sacred oracle when tossed down to he ground afterward. To consume either is to be mysteriously refreshed and revitalized. Future editing and translation fine-tuning could improve the impact of the text, but if a few minor typos and errata can seriously diminish your reading of this sort f text, you're probably reading it wrong anyway.
For those not sure what to make of it, this is a "shastra" or commentary on a part of Mahayana Abhidharma, so-called. Well worth reading for its very easy explanations of the Hundred Dharmas list of Vasubandu. Sooner or later, Mahayana Buddhists will come across Vasubandu and the Hundred Dharmas. It's also a good meditation for the mind to chew on, somewhat like the mint tree branch twigs that Dogen talks about that refresh the mouth, clean the teeth and freshen the breath and mind, as well as serving as a kind of sacred oracle when tossed down to he ground afterward. To consume either is to be mysteriously refreshed and revitalized. Future editing and translation fine-tuning could improve the impact of the text, but if a few minor typos and errata can seriously diminish your reading of this sort f text, you're probably reading it wrong anyway.
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