chitta maatra Vs vijnaana maatra

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I've a question on Vijnaanavaada Buddhism and would be grateful for

any help/suggestions :

 

Would it be meaningful to distinguish between chitta maatra and

vijnaana maatra in Vijnaanavaada?

 

Chitta maatra or mind only, as the "source" of the world and the

invidual self (only in the epistemological/psychological sense).

 

Vijnaana maatra or consciousness only, which aims at isolating

consciousness as the path to reach the truth.

 

Here chitta or mind is distinguished from vijnaana or consciousness,

even as "early" Buddhism had them as seperate categories in its five

skandha formulation.

 

Also apart from vijnaana maatra as only the path, are there any

specific references to Vijnaana maatra as the reality or nirvaana, as

described in Vijnaanavaada or even Mahaayaana texts?

 

Advance thanks for all suggestions/help.