A theory of cognition that cannot account for the causal asymmetry between world and mind undermines the very epistemic reliability Yogācāra practitioners claim for valid cognition (pramāṇa).

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Epistemic reliability(describing whether a model gives us reliable knowledge): How trustworthy or accurate something is at helping us figure out what's actually true about the world.
Valid cognition(as used in Buddhist epistemology): A reliable way of knowing or understanding something that actually gives you true knowledge, rather than mistaken belief.
Yogācāra(Buddhist philosophy debate with realism): A Buddhist philosophical school that argues against the reality of external objects, here described as mounting defensive arguments against realist challenges
causal asymmetry(metaphysics of causation): The property of the causal relation whereby it is not symmetric — if A causes B, it does not follow that B causes A — typically understood to align with temporal ordering such that effects do not precede their causes

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