The Awakening of Faith: Attributed to Asvaghosha
A Religion book. Take my review of the book with a grain of salt since my understanding of...
"Whenever I have questions on Mahayana Buddhist doctrine, I return to this text and Professor Hakeda's interpretation of it. I wonder if I will ever encounter a work that is at once more profound, attractive, and mysterious than the "Awakening of Faith,"" -- Ryuichi AbA(c), from the introductionFirst published in 1967, Yoshito S. Hakeda's critical interpretation of the "Awakening of Faith" has become a classic. This edition, which includes a new introduction by Ryuichi AbA(c), presents a beautiful and accessible translation of one of the most influential works...
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Take my review of the book with a grain of salt since my understanding of important matters like the nature of enlightenment, which the text deals with, is small.The Awakening of Faith is a Mahayana text, attributed to the Indian Asvaghosha, that survives only in Chinese. It is a terse summary of the essential points of Mahayana Buddhism,... advanced students of Buddhism One of the excellent Shrine of Wisdom Series, that made key books on religion, philosophy and spirituality available to a wider audience before every bookshop had a mind, body and spirit section.Asvaghosha was one of the earliest exponents of the Mahayana school of Buddhism that flourished in northern India and Tibet. His work is in...
