Nyayanusarino Vijnanavadinah

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The Nyayanusarino Vijnadinah was a sub-school of the Vijnanavada (or Yogachara) school of Mahayana Buddhism. This school of thought, also known as "Consciousness-affirming," posits that external reality does not exist independently. Instead, it asserts that only consciousness and its perceptions are real.12

The Vijnanavada school developed the concept of alaya-vijnana, or "storehouse consciousness," to explain the perceived order and continuity in the world. This storehouse consciousness contains impressions from past experiences, which influence future actions and shape our perception of reality. The Nyayanusarino Vijnadinah specifically followed the logical tradition, influenced by logicians like Dignaga and Dharmakirti.21

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…the Scriptural Tradition”) and the Nyayanusarino Vijnanavadinah (“Vijnanavada School of the Logical Tradition”), the latter subschool postulating the views of the logician Dignaga (c. 480–540 ce) and his successor, Dharmakirti (c. 600–660 ce).
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…the Scriptural Tradition”) and the Nyayanusarino Vijnanavadinah (“Vijnanavada School of the Logical Tradition”), the latter subschool postulating the views of the logician Dignaga (c. 480–540 ce) and his successor, Dharmakirti (c. 600–660 ce).
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