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A Comparative Study Between Yogaːcaːra Vijñaːnavaːda with
Berkeley’s Subjective Idealism

Roshan Boodnah, Ph.D. Scholar and
Badoreea Churita Devi, M.A. Scholar

Abstract

Consciousness and Mind have always been in a debatable aspect in the world of philosophy. The aim of this article is to throw light on the similarity and differences on the concept of subjective idealism between Yogaːcaːra Vijñaːnavaːda and Berkeley.

The concepts of mind, senses and body are always debatable either in the western philosophy or in the Indian thoughts. Though, both Indian and western philosophy have different interpretations, origins, histories and purposes of philosophical enquiries.

According to both Indian and Western philosophy, one of the main components is the theory of mind and consciousness. As there has been always a debate concerning the reality of external world, the objective of this study is to expunge the misunderstanding of idealism and subjective idealism through evaluating the teachings of Berkeley’s subjective idealism with Yogaːcaːra school of Buddhism.

Keywords: subjective idealism, Yogaːcaːra Vijñaːnavaːda, Berkeley, consciousness

Introduction

Broadly speaking, the term ‘idealism’ can be defined in many ways. Idealism is likewise a theory, which critically demonstrates the relation between the mind, the senses and the sensible objects. Idealism is the representations of mental faculties. Reality is considered to be fundamentally mental or mentally constructed.

To understand it better, let us consider the two level of existence. It is firstly, the mental level and secondly the physical level. Moreover, Physical level consists of matter and idea and mental level consists of idea only. This mental level is known as idealism. For instance, according to an idealist, a material object is mind-dependent only. Besides, ideas are said to be eternal, beyond space and time and indestructible.

The concept of idealism is introduced by many philosophers. In relation to the western thought, we have a glimpse of Plato’s theory of idealism where he critically analyzes that reality that is eternal truth exist only in the mind. Even Socrates outlines the theory of idealism in his example of ‘beauty’ as an idea of beautiful things (Dunham, 2014, p. 4).

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Roshan Boodnah, Ph.D. Scholar
Lecturer & Head, Department of Philosophy
School of Indological Studies
Mahatma Gandhi Institute
Mauritius
Contact No: +230 57722844
roshan.boodnah@mgi.ac.mu


Badoreea Churita Devi, M.A. Scholar
Student, Mahatma Gandhi Institute
Mauritius
Contact Number: +230 57522939
badoreeasheekha@gmail.com
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