Yogacara

Other forms: Yogacaras

Definitions of Yogacara
  1. noun
    one of the main traditions of Mahayana Buddhism; holds that the mind is real but that objects are just ideas or states of consciousness
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    Mahayana, Mahayana Buddhism
    one of two great schools of Buddhist doctrine emphasizing a common search for universal salvation especially through faith alone; the dominant religion of China and Tibet and Japan
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