Vasumitra (Buddhism)

Contribution

Vasumitra put forward a thesis to defend the tenet of the Sarvastivada school that dharmas exist in the past and future as well as the present. According to this argument, dharmas exist in a noumenal or latent state in the future until they attain a moment of causal efficacy (karitra) in the present. This marks their entry into a functional relationship with other phenomena. When this moment is past, they reenter into a noumenal state that is understood as "past." Vasumitra's theory of temporality was accepted in preference to the views posited by other monks such as Dharmatrāta, Ghoṣa, and Buddhadeva.[2]

Ancestor

Vasumitra is the eighth zen ancestor. According to Soto Zen tradition, Vasumitra "always wore clean clothing. He used to wander around the villages carrying a wine vessel, whistling and singing. People thought he was crazy." [3]

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References
  1. "Nichiren Buddhism Library". www.nichirenlibrary.org. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  2. "Vasumitra". Oxford Dictionary of Buddhism. Oxford University Press. 2003.
  3. "Vasumitra". Transmission of light. Shambhala. 1990.
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