21. The Yogacara explains this " emptiness " in an analysis of the way we perceive " things ". 22. These Chinese translations of mostly Indian Yogacara meditation manuals were the basis for the meditation techniques of Chinese Chan. 23. Yogacara was popular with the intellectuals of this period because it was characterized by structured and organized thoughts and concepts.24. The dominant Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism favours the rangtong PrasaE gika Madhyamaka philosophy over Yogacara and Buddha-nature thought. 25. He also displayed the influence of Henri Bergson, then popular in China, as well as Buddhist Yogacara philosophy. 26. This theory was incorporated into a wider Yogacara theory of the Eight Consciousnesses and is also held in Tibetan Buddhism. 27. His later work attempted to reconcile the philosophies of Yogacara and Madhyamaka as valid and complementary perspectives on Ultimate Truth. 28. Later Yogacara thinkers include Dharmapala of Nalanda, Sthiramati, Chandragomin ( who debated Candrakirti ), and Z + labhadra. 29. Yogacara principles and writings were reintroduced to China during the 19th century from Japan, where they had been flourishing for centuries.30. He also used ancient Chinese philosophic thought and Yogacara Buddhism as a framework to critique the political climate of his contemporary world.
