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Dr. des. Minhui Tou

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Minhui Tou earned her Dr. des degree with a thesis titled "The Final Liberation: The Concept of Bījas and Vāsanās in the Works Between Vasubandhu and Sthiramati."

Her thesis explores the role of bījas and vāsanās in Yogācāra soteriology, particularly in the process of removing negative bījas and annihilating the influence of vāsanās. By juxtaposing relevant passages, she argues that Sthiramati places greater emphasis on vāsanās—viewed as dynamic forces influencing future experiences—over bījas, indicating a paradigm shift in the Yogācāra school's understanding of bījas as latent potentials within the mind.

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