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).
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
The Avatamsaka Sutra teaches the doctrine of mind-only.
Idealism regards spirit as more fundamental than matter.
spiritualistic; idealistic
idealism; spiritualism; mentalism
From Chinese 唯心 (wéixīn), literally 'only mind/heart'. The term entered Japanese through Buddhist texts, where it translates Sanskrit citta-mātra (mind-only).