Yogacarabhumi-sastra
The Yogācārabhūmi-Śāstra (Sanskrit) or Discourse on the Stages of Yogic Practice is the encyclopaedic and definitive text of the Yogacara school of Buddhism. It is thought to have been composed in the Sanskrit language in India between 300 and 350 CE. Contents 1 Organization 2 Chinese translation 3 Tibetan translation 4 English translation 5 Notes 5.1 Bibliography 6 External links Organization The complete work comprises five major sections. The first section, which is the largest, is the "main stages division" (bahubhūmika) and contains seventeen sections, each describing one of the successive seventeen levels ( bāhubhūmi ) which cover the entire range of mental and spiritual levels in Mahayana Buddhism. [1] The Main Stages Division ( bahubhūmika ) which discusses the various bhumis or levels of Buddhist attainment and praxis. These include: Dhyāna Levels, Hearing, Thinking, Cultivation, Śrāvaka-bhūmi, Pratyekabuddha-bhūmi a...