Yogacara

[Buket]

Have you heard of yogacara school of buddhism? What is its content?

[EdEarl]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yogachara

 

Yogachara (IAST: Yogācāra; literally "yoga practice"; "one whose practice is yoga")[1] is an influential school of Buddhist philosophy and psychology emphasizing phenomenology and ontology[2] through the interior lens of meditative and yogic practices. It was associated with Indian Mahāyāna Buddhism in about the 4th century CE,[3] but also included non-Mahayana practitioners of the Dārṣṭāntika school.[4]

Had not heard of it before, but it seems almost scientific with the exception of prediction and experiment that minimize misconceptions.

Edited July 20, 2016 by EdEarl

[Buket]

I don't think it is scientific at all. Why did you say so?

[EdEarl]

Truly, without prediction and experiment, it is a long way from the scientific method. However, I see some similarities as follows:

Emphasizing phenomenology and ontology

Phenomenology (from Greek phainómenon "that which appears" and lógos "study") is the philosophical study of the structures of experience and consciousness. from Wikipedia In other words, observe what is occurring and what you are thinking.

Ontology is the philosophical study of the nature of being, becoming, existence or reality as well as the basic categories of being and their relations. from Wikipedia In other words, analyze what you observe.

The Oxford Dictionaries Online define the scientific method as "a method or procedure that has characterized natural science since the 17th century, consisting in systematic observation, measurement, and experiment, and the formulation, testing, and modification of hypotheses". Measuring is a type of observation. Formulate means analyze and predict. In other words, analyze what you observe, then predict and test.

Edited July 20, 2016 by EdEarl