โยคาจาระมหายาน

yoo-kaa-jaa-rá-má-hǎa-yaan

Meaning

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Yogācāra; Cittamātra (Mahayana Buddhist school)

The Mahayana Buddhist school Yogācāra (also called Vijñānavāda or Cittamātra), which teaches that all phenomena are known through consciousness and emphasizes training and cultivation of the mind.

Examples

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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

Why is โยคาจาระมหายาน said โย-คา-จา-ระ-มะ-หา-ยาน?

yoo-kaa-jaa-rá-má-hǎa-yaan

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

7 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Mid tone

yoo

Level, in your normal speaking voice.

Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Word Breakdown

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ระráระrá[to] graze; scrape along[to] graze; scrape alongPart 4
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โยคาจาระมหายานyoo-kaa-jaa-rá-má-hǎa-yaanโยคาจาระมหายานyoo-kaa-jaa-rá-má-hǎa-yaanYogācāra; Cittamātra (Mahayana Buddhist school)Yogācāra; Cittamātra (Mahayana Buddhist school)Word