asanga

• Asanga war ein indischer buddhistischer Gelehrter und Mitbegründer der Yogācāra-Schule im 4. Jahrhundert.

A proper noun referring to an Indian religious leader and the founder of the Yogacara school of Buddhism in India during the 4th century.

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1. Indian Buddhist philosopherC2formal

   An influential Indian religious leader and philosopher who founded the Yogacara school of Buddhism in the 4th century.

   Indischer buddhistischer Philosoph

   • Asanga is credited with systematizing the Yogacara school of thought.
   • The works of Asanga greatly influenced Mahayana Buddhism.
   • Asanga is said to have received teachings directly from the bodhisattva Maitreya.