Individualitatea ca „rău fundamental”, în budhismul Yogācāra
Individuality as the root of evil, in Yogācāra Buddhism

Summary/Abstract: According to the Idealistic school of Mahāyāna Buddhism, Yogacāra, human existence is not as muchthe condition of a “being”, of an entity, but a mere experience projected by the cosmic consciousness, by the so-called “store-house consciousness” (ālayavijñāna). Nevertheless, human existence has some special features; it doesn’t represent a simple cosmic experience but rather an “alteration” of the normal condition of reality. The peaceful and homogenous state of reality gets altered when human mind starts developping experiences of self-“elevation” (unnatti), of “pride” (māna) towards what it appropriates as its own identity. The natural calm of reality gets disturbed, and the experience projected by the mind becomes an afflicted (klișta) one; this is the beginning of suffering (duikha) and of bondage (samsāra). Thus, the projection of individuality upon the calm cosmic level can be considered as the “fall” of Yogācāra Buddhism.

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