==================================================================== Language in India www.languageinindia.com ISSN 1930-2940 22:11 November 2022 Roshan Boodnah, Ph.D. Scholar and Badoreea Churita Devi, M.A. Scholar A Comparative Study Between Yogācāra Vijnānavāda with Berkeley’s Subjective Idealism 1 ================================================================== Language in India www.languageinindia.com ISSN 1930-2940 Vol. 22:11 November 2022 ================================================================ A Comparative Study Between Yogācāra Vijnānavāda with Berkeley’s Subjective Idealism 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 ==================================================================== 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 Yogācāra Vijṅānavāda 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 Yogācāra school of Buddhism. Keywords: subjective idealism, Yogācāra Vijṅānavāda, 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.