Epistemology from the viewpoint of Yogācāra Philosophy

Abstract

In the academic article, the author wanted to find an answer on epistemology according to the viewpoint of the Yogacara School of Philosophy. Using the conceptual framework of epistemology which studies human

knowledge or the way humans acquiring knowledge and believes that knowl- edge is real and we can seek that knowledge.

The results found that the main principles of the Yogacara school of Philosophy lie in the recognition that is the “Mind” is the ultimate truth. Everything in the world is just an illusion of life formed by the mind’s creation “The Mind as The Emperor.” Yogacara emphasizes Asceticism or Yoga (med- itation) to control the body and mind to achieve peace (meditation), and this practice follows in the footsteps of the Buddha, which emphasized the importance of physical and mental practices to lead to enlightenment in the truth of life.

The meaning of enlightenment in the Supreme Truth is characterized by knowing and understanding the reality of the nature of life. According to the dharma condition that arises and the knowledge that arises, it must come from the spiritual practice that arises from within until entering the ten realms of Bodhisattva and finally to reach the ultimate goal that is Buddha’s mind.