Vasumitra Quotes on Knowledge
Vasumitra was an Indian Buddhist abhidharma philosopher of the early second century AD, traditionally counted as one of the principal compilers of the Mahavibhasha, the great commentary of the Sarvastivada school on the abhidharma, prepared at the council of Kanishka in Kashmir. This page collects quotes attributed to Vasumitra on the topic of knowledge, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Vasumitra:
“What the Buddha taught is one; what the schools taught is many.”
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Attributed to Vasumitra:
“Doctrinal differences arise from different starting points; trace each back, and the agreement appears.”
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Attributed to Vasumitra:
“The wheel of doctrines turns with the questions men ask, not only with the answers they receive.”
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Attributed to Vasumitra:
“Abhidharma is philosophy with all its excuses removed.”
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Attributed to Vasumitra:
“To classify is not yet to understand, but it is the precondition of understanding.”