Vasubandhu
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Vasubandhu was an influential Indian Buddhist monk and scholar. He was a philosopher who wrote commentary on the Abhidharma, from the perspectives of the Sarvastivada and Sautrāntika schools. After hi
Vasubandhu: Wood, 186 cm height, about 1208, Kofukuji Temple, Nara, Japan
Asanga
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Asaṅga was one of the most important spiritual figures of Mahayana Buddhism and the founder of the Yogachara school. Traditionally, he and his half-brother Vasubandhu are regarded as the major classic
Vasubandhu
…Abhidharma, from the perspectives of the Sarvastivada and Sautrāntika schools. After his conversion to Mahayana Buddhism, along with his half-brother, Asanga, he was also one of the main founders of the Yogacara school. Vasubandhu's Abhidharmakośakārikā ("Commentary on the Treasury of the Abhidharma") is…
Japanese wood statue of Asaṅga from 1208 CE
Tibetan depiction of Asaṅga and Maitreya