Yogācāra (Cittamātra) Buddhist idealism in India and East Asia (c. 4th–9th century CE)

1. Asaṅga and Vasubandhu shape early Yogācāra

   Jan 1, 325Labels: Asa ga, Vasubandhu

   • Britannica
   • SEP
   • Asa ga bio

2. Yogācārabhūmi reaches final redaction

   Jan 1, 375Labels: Yog c

   • YBh
   • EoB

3. Dignāga launches Buddhist epistemology tradition

   Jan 1, 500Labels: Dign ga

   • Pram a
   • Logic

4. Dharmapāla becomes key Yogācāra commentator

   Jan 1, 530Labels: Dharmap la, N land

   • Dharmap la

5. Paramārtha brings Yogācāra texts to China

   Jan 1, 546Labels: Param rtha, Chinese translation

   • EAYog c ra

6. Sthiramati advances sixth-century Yogācāra exegesis

   Jan 1, 560Labels: Sthiramati

   • OEAW
   • EAYog c ra

7. Xuanzang leaves for India seeking Yogācāra sources

   Jan 1, 629Labels: Xuanzang, pilgrimage

   • Xuanzang

8. Xuanzang returns to Chang’an with large text collection

   Jan 1, 645Labels: Xuanzang, translation bureau

   • Xuanzang
   • ChiCulture

9. Dōshō brings Yogācāra learning to Japan

   Jan 1, 653Labels: D sh, Hoss

   • D sh
   • Xuanzang

10. Xuanzang compiles the Cheng Weishi Lun

    Jan 1, 659Labels: Cheng Weishi, Xuanzang

    • EBSCO
    • Xuanzang

11. Kuiji systematizes Faxiang (East Asian Yogācāra)

    Jan 1, 670Labels: Kuiji, Faxiang

    • Kuiji
    • Xuanzang

12. Wŏnch’ŭk develops an influential alternative commentary line

    Jan 1, 692Labels: W nch

    • EAYog c ra
    • Wonhyo

13. Kōfuku-ji becomes a Japanese Hossō headquarters

    Jan 1, 710Labels: K fuku-ji, Hoss

    • K fuku ji

14. Late Tang shift: Yogācāra persists within broader schools

    Jan 1, 900Labels: Late Tang, East Asia

    • EBSCO
    • EAYog c ra