Vasubandhu Quotes on Mind
Vasubandhu was an Indian Buddhist philosopher, one of the most important systematic thinkers in the Mahayana tradition. This page collects quotes attributed to Vasubandhu on the topic of mind, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Vasubandhu:
“All this is consciousness only, since there is the appearance of non-existent objects.”
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Attributed to Vasubandhu:
“What is called the world is nothing other than the transformations of consciousness.”
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Attributed to Vasubandhu:
“When all imagined natures are abandoned, the perfected nature reveals itself.”
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Attributed to Vasubandhu:
“Defilement and purification are simply different states of the same consciousness.”
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Attributed to Vasubandhu:
“Knowing arises in dependence upon the known; without the known, no knowing.”