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Meanings
1
mind-only doctrine; consciousness-only teaching
Buddhist term, especially in the Avatamsaka Sutra context: all phenomena arise from mind or consciousness. Often contrasted with 唯物 (materialism).
The Avatamsaka Sutra teaches the doctrine of mind-only.
2
Philosophical sense: the view that mind or spirit is the fundamental reality. Often used in contrast to 唯物論 (materialism).
See also: 唯物
Idealism regards spirit as more fundamental than matter.