Vasubandhu: 11 definitions
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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Google Books: Mahāmudrā and Related InstructionsVasubandhu (वसुबन्धु) is the name of an ancient teacher belonging to the “lineage of vast conduct”, according to “the succession of Gurus in the Mahāmudrā lineages” in the Kagyü School of Tibetan Buddhism (the Mahāmudrā deals with the nature of the mind).—The graduated path of the three levels of beings, which is an adornment [for the Mahāmudrā], is of three lineages: 1. The lineage of vast conduct; 2. The lineage of the profound view; 3. The lineage of the blessing of practice.—[The lineage of vast conduct]—(1) The Lord of Sages [the Buddha], ... (4) Vasubandhu,... and (14) Atiśa Dīpaṃkara.
Source: archive.org: The Indian Buddhist IconographyVasubandhu (वसुबन्धु) (280-360 A. D.) and a practitioner of Tantric Buddhism.—Tārānātha (Tārānāth) is reported to have said that Tantrism existed from very early times and was transmitted in a secret manner from the time of Asaṅga down to the time of Dharmakīrti. Asaṅga who was a brother of Vasubandhu (280-360 A. D.) must have flourished circa 300 A. D. and Dharmakīrti who is not mentioned by the Chinese traveller Hiuen Thsang but is referred to with great respect by I-Tsing very probably belonged to a period between 625-675 A. D.
Source: Academia: Examining the Blo sbyong Component in Thogs med bzang po's Collected WorksVasubandhu (वसुबन्धु) is another name for dbyig gi gnyen—one of the Twenty-five Revered Figures who transmitted the teachings of the Mahāyāna blo sbyong (mind training) according to “Lineage of Mahāyāna Blo sbyong Masters” written in the Dergé edition of the gSung 'bum (lit. “collected works”)—a text written by thogs med bzang po (1295–1369)—a renowned master of Mind-training practices (in Tibetan: blo sbyong).
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Kunpal: Shantideva's Bodhisattva-charyavataraVasubandhu (वसुबन्धु) refers to one of the “Six Ornaments of Jambudvīpa” (in Tibetan: 'dzam gling mdzes par byed pa'i rgyan drug) according to Khenpo Chöga’s oral explanations of Khenpo Kunpal’s commentary on Śāntideva’s Bodhisattvacaryāvatāra.—The six adornments of Jambudvīpa, also known as “the six adornments that beautify Jambudvīpa”, are in three pairs. The second pair of masters, the “adornments of abhidharma” [mgnon pa'i rgyan], are Asaṅga and Vasubandhu. Āryadeva, Vasubandhu, and Dharmakīrti are similarly grouped as the “three commentators” on the writings of the three former masters, Nāgārjuna, Asaṅga, and Dignāga.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: Buddhist Door: GlossaryBuddhist philosopher of 500 A.D. The 21st Buddhist patriach of Mahayana Buddhism. He was great Buddhist commentator in Hinayana, but was converted to Yogacara by his brother Asanga.Source: academia.edu: The Chronological History of BuddhismVasubandhu (वसुबन्धु).—According to Tibetan sources, Asaṅga (965-900 BCE) and Vasubandhu (963-883 BCE) were half-brothers from Puruṣapura of Gāndhāra Janapada and born 900 years after Buddha nirvana. Asaṅga’s father was a Kśatriya whereas Vasubandhu’s father was a Brāhmaṇa. Prasannaśīlā was the mother of Asaṅga and Vasubandhu. Professor J. Takakusu published “The Life of Vasubandhu by Paramārtha” in the year 1904. It is a translation from a Chinese manuscript. It states that a Kauśika Brāhmaṇa family of Puruṣapura (Peshawar) had three sons, Asaṅga, Vasubandhu and Viriñchivatsa.
Vasubandhu authored the famous text Abhidhamma Kośa. King Bālāditya (also known as Gambhirapaksha and Chandraprakasha) became the King of Ayodhyā after the death of his father Vikramāditya. King Bālāditya invited Vasubandhu to Ayodhyā. Vasubandhu debated with Vasurāta, a grammarian who was the brother-in-law of King Bālāditya. He also debated with Sanghabhadra, a Hīnayāna scholar. Bhartṛhari, the author of “Vākyapadīyam”, was the son and pupil of Vasurāta.
India history and geography
Source: academia.edu: Who was the Indian King Sandrokottus?Vasubandhu (950-870 BCE).—Chinese translation of Paramartha’s “Life of Vasubandhu” tells us that Vas ubandhu’s teacher Budhamitra was in the court of King Pi-ka-la-ma-a-chi-ta (Vikramaditya) of A-yu-ja (Ayodhya). The crown prince and the son of Vikramaditya was Ba-la-chi-ti-ya (Baladitya). After the death of Vikramaditya, Baladitya became the king. He invited Vasubandhu to Ayodhya. Vasubandhu accepted the invitation of King Baladitya and settled in Ayodhya. Evidently, Vikramaditya was Chandragupta and Baladitya was Chnadrapraksha as mentioned in Vamana’s Kavyalankara -Sutravritti.
Source: academia.edu: The Chronological History of Tibetan BuddhismVasubandhu (960-880 BCE).—Though Buddhism was introduced in Tibet during the time of Samantabhadra (16th century BCE) but Acharya Vetalakshema [Garab Dorje] (1321-1221 BCE) was the first teacher of Tibetan Buddhism. It appears that early Tibetan Buddhists followed Indian Buddhist scholars like Vasubandhu.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryVasubandhu (वसुबन्धु).—name of a teacher: Mahāvyutpatti 3478.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVasubandhu (वसुबन्धु):—[=vasu-bandhu] [from vasu > vas] m. Name of a celebrated Buddhist scholar, [Harṣacarita; Buddhist literature] ([wrong reading] -bandha).
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Partial matches: Bandhu, Vasu, Vacu.
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Full-text (+106): Asanga, Buddhamitra, Koshakarika, Sautrantika, Abhidharmakosha, 'dzam gling rgyan drug, Six ornaments, Abhidhamma, Sthiramati, Sanghadasa, Dharmakirti, Vimshika, Shatika Shastra, dbyig gi gnyen, Paramasena, Eight dissertations, Samyaksatya, Gunaprabha, Dingnaga, Kumarajiva.
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Search found 64 books and stories containing Vasubandhu, Vasu-bandhu; (plurals include: Vasubandhus, bandhus). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
A comparative study between Buddhism and Nyaya (by Roberta Pamio)
5.1. Vasubandhu’s definition of Perception < [Chapter 3 - The Buddhist Theory of Perception]
2. Vasubandhu and His Works < [Chapter 3 - The Buddhist Theory of Perception]
3. Ācārya Diṅnāga and His works < [Chapter 3 - The Buddhist Theory of Perception]
Buddhist records of the Western world (Xuanzang) (by Samuel Beal)
Chapter 2 - Country of ’O-yu-t’o (Ayodhya) < [Book V - Six Countries]
Chapter 10 - Country of Mo-ti-pu-lo (Matipura) < [Book IV - Fifteen Countries]
Chapter 8 - Country of Fa-li-pi (Valabhi) < [Book XI - Twenty-three Countries]
Abhidharmakośa (by Leo M. Pruden)
Buddha-nature (as Depicted in the Lankavatara-sutra) (by Nguyen Dac Sy)
Introduction to the Laṅkāvatāra-sūtra < [Introduction]
1.2. The Ālayavijñāna < [Chapter 4 - The Thought of Buddha-Nature in the Laṅkāvatārasūtra]
Introduction (Hīnayāna and Hindu philosophy) < [Chapter 3 - The Laṅkāvatārasūtra and Hindu Philosophy]
Theravada Buddhist studies in Japan (by Keiko Soda)
6. Buddhism after Vasubandhu < [Chapter 3 - Theravada and Mahayana (comparison and contrast)]
3. Development of Mahayana Sutras < [Chapter 3 - Theravada and Mahayana (comparison and contrast)]
5. Theory of Consciousness-only in Mahayana < [Chapter 3 - Theravada and Mahayana (comparison and contrast)]
Abhijnana Shakuntala (synthetic study) (by Ramendra Mohan Bose)
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