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Using Vasubandhu

  • In the example corpus, vasubandhu often appears in combinations such as: vasubandhu then, half-brother vasubandhu.

Context around Vasubandhu

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 29.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 4 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

brother 2× functions 1×

Often after:

distinguished 1× argued 1×

Sentence patterns with Vasubandhu

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

according to vasubandhu then all 1× approach is vasubandhu s abhidharma 1× half brother vasubandhu are regarded 1× half brother vasubandhu who was 1× kośa of vasubandhu and its 1× such as vasubandhu argued that 1× these functions vasubandhu distinguished aprāpti 1× vasubandhu is said 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

siderits mark buddhism 2× among these functions 1× the great tang 1× this largely follows 1× traditionally he and 1× two belong to 1×

Common sentence endings:

and its commentaries 1× and their relations 1× asaṅga s disciples 1× by causal laws 1× c 500 ce 1× no such things 1×

Words around Vasubandhu

Just before it in the word index:

vasu 8 vasty 2 vastu 5 vastrakar 4 vastra 3 vasto 3

Just after it in the word index:

vasudeo 2 vasudev 10 vasudeva 9 vasudevan 6 vasudhaiva 5 vasuki 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 12 abacos 12 abboud 12 abdelkader 12 abdomens 12 abdou 12

Corpus analysis for Vasubandhu

  • In this selection, "vasubandhu" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 29.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, brother, functions, distinguished and argued stand out and add context to how "vasubandhu" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include according to vasubandhu then all and approach is vasubandhu s abhidharma. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "vasubandhu" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with vasubandhu

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Traditionally, he and his half-brother Vasubandhu are regarded as the founders of this school. (15 words)

Among these functions, Vasubandhu distinguished aprāpti or pŗthagjanatvaṁ, namely that forming humans (Sanskrit: pŗthagjana, "common man"). (16 words)

Vasubandhu is said to have taken up Mahāyāna Buddhism after meeting with Asaṅga and one of Asaṅga's disciples. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

Vasubandhu then goes on to use the dream argument to argue that mental impressions do not require external objects to (1) seem to be spatio-temporally located, (2) to seem to have an inter-subjective quality, and (3) to seem to operate by causal laws. (45 words)

Siderits, Mark; Buddhism as philosophy, pp 149 According to Vasubandhu then, all our experiences are like seeing hairs on the moon when we have cataracts, that is, we project our mental images into something "out there" when there are no such things. (42 words)

Two belong to the older path referred to as the Hinayana : * Vaibhāṣika ( Wylie : bye brag smra ba ) * Sautrāntika ( Wylie : mdo sde pa ) The primary source for the former is the Abhidharma-kośa of Vasubandhu and its commentaries. (37 words)

Example sentences (9)

Among these functions, Vasubandhu distinguished aprāpti or pŗthagjanatvaṁ, namely that forming humans (Sanskrit: pŗthagjana, "common man").

Siderits, Mark; Buddhism as philosophy, 105 Abhidharmikas such as Vasubandhu argued that conventional things (tables, persons, etc.), "disappear under analysis" and that this analysis reveals only a causal stream of phenomenal events and their relations.

Siderits, Mark; Buddhism as philosophy, pp 149 According to Vasubandhu then, all our experiences are like seeing hairs on the moon when we have cataracts, that is, we project our mental images into something "out there" when there are no such things.

The Great Tang Dynasty Record of the Western Regions., Numata Center, Berkeley, p. 153. Asaṅga had a half-brother, Vasubandhu, who was a monk from the Sarvāstivāda school.

This largely follows the Nikayas approach. citation citation citation citation The Abhidharmakośakārikā approach is Vasubandhu 's Abhidharma commentary text in the Sarvāstivāda school (c. 500 CE).

Traditionally, he and his half-brother Vasubandhu are regarded as the founders of this school.

Two belong to the older path referred to as the Hinayana : * Vaibhāṣika ( Wylie : bye brag smra ba ) * Sautrāntika ( Wylie : mdo sde pa ) The primary source for the former is the Abhidharma-kośa of Vasubandhu and its commentaries.

Vasubandhu is said to have taken up Mahāyāna Buddhism after meeting with Asaṅga and one of Asaṅga's disciples.

Vasubandhu then goes on to use the dream argument to argue that mental impressions do not require external objects to (1) seem to be spatio-temporally located, (2) to seem to have an inter-subjective quality, and (3) to seem to operate by causal laws.

Common combinations with vasubandhu

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

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