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The University of Nalanda c7.118

The University of Nālandā c7.118

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c7.118

The doctrine, however, found its complete evolution in the hands of Asaṅga. In fact, he is regarded by many scholars as the author of the doctrine. It is possible, as Waddell thinks, that the pantheistic cult of Yoga, or the ecstatic union of the individual with the Universal spirit, and practices of abstract meditation and other mystical practices were grafted on the theistic Māhāyāna by Asaṅga.² The principal works composed by him are: