Five treatises of Maitreya Yogachara



tibetan depiction of asaṅga , maitreya


among important texts yogācāra tradition 5 treatises of maitreya. these texts said have been related asaṅga bodhisattva maitreya tusita heaven. scholars erich frauwallner , giuseppe tucci held maitreya may have been historical person , asanga s teacher. others eric obermiller of opinion asanga wrote these 5 treatises himself. fyodor shcherbatskoy likewise doubted historicity of maitreya. whatever case, texts follows:



a commentary on ornament clear realization called clarifying meaning haribhadra used, 1 vimuktisena (tibetan: རྣམ་གྲོལ་སྡེ་).


most of these texts incorporated chinese tradition, established several centuries earlier tibetan. however, ornament clear realization not mentioned chinese translators 7th century, including xuanzang, expert in field. suggests may possibly have emerged later period ascribed it.








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