Table of contents : Contents Preface Abbreviations Prologue Introduction Part I: Background and Context of Yogācāra 1. Early Buddhism 2. Cognitive Processes in Early Buddhism 3. Abhidharma: Analyzing Our Minds 4. Early Mahāyāna: The Perfection of Wisdom and Nāgārjuna Part II: Yogācāra 5. The Saṃdhinirmocana Sūtra: Reframing Emptiness Cognitively 6. Ālayavijñāna: From Our Individual to Collective Worlds 7. Mere Perception in Vasubandhu's Twenty Verses 8. Cutting through Appearances: Maitreya's Distinguishing Phenomena from Their Ultimate Nature 9. Conclusion Glossary Bibliography Index About the Author