(also called Aryasanga), born around 300 C.E., was a great exponent of the Yogacara .
Born in Gandhara in north India as a Brahmin 's son, he was perhaps originally a member of the Mahīśāsaka or the Mūlasarvāstivāda school but later converted to Mahāyāna ; after many years of intense meditation, during which time some traditions say that he often visited Tushita Heaven to receive teachings from Maitreya-nātha . He went on to write many of the key Yogācāra treatises such as the Yogācārabhūmi-śāstra , the Mahāyāna-samgraha and the Abhidharma-samuccaya as well as other works, although there are discrepancies between the Chinese and Tibetan traditions concerning which works are attributed to him and which to Maitreya-nātha.
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