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Comprehensive and coherent, this guide to a complex system of Buddhism is so authoritative that it has been employed in the instruction of Buddhist priests. Translated by the distinguished scholar Teitaro Suzuki, the text discusses the essentials of Mahayana Buddhism, including how humans can transcend their finite state, practices and techniques to assist in the awakening and growth of faith, and the most developed form of tathagata-garbha, or Buddha-matrix teachings. This accessible work was written specifically for those who prefer a brief and pithy presentation to extensive discourse. Unabridged republication of the classic 1900 edition.
The Awakening of Faith: The Classic Exposition of Mahayana Buddhism FROM THE PUBLISHER
Comprehensive and coherent, this guide to a complex system of Buddhism is so authoritative that it has been employed in the instruction of Buddhist priests. Readers will find that it offers the keys to the essentials of Mahayana Buddhism, a liberal and theistic branch of the faith practiced chiefly in China and Japan. Translated by the distinguished scholar Teitaro Suzuki, the text discusses how humans can transcend their finite state to partake in the life of the infinite. Practices and techniques to assist believers in the awakening and growth of faith appear here, in addition to the most developed form of tathagata-garbha, or Buddha-matrix teachings. This accessible work was written specifically for those who prefer a brief and pithy presentation to extensive discourse.
SYNOPSIS
Described by the translator as the "first champion, promulgator, and expounder" of Mahayana Buddhism, Açvaghosha lived in India around the same time as Jesus. This is a translation of a Chinese edition (the original Sanskrit is lost) of his exposition of the concept of suchness, the theory of the triple personality, and the salvation by faith (the Sukhvati doctrine). The translator, a prominent Japanese Buddhist of the early 20th century, considers it to be the first systematic treatment of Mahayana fundamentals. This work, originally published in 1900, is cited in Books for College Libraries, Third Edition. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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