| The Awakening of Faith: The Classic Exposition of Mahayana Buddhism Contributor(s): Asvaghosa (Author), Suzuki, Teitaro (Translator) |
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ISBN: 048643141X ISBN-13: 9780486431413 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $10.76 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2003 Annotation: This guide to a complex system of Buddhism is so authoritative that it has been employed in the instruction of Buddhist priests. Translated by a distinguished scholar, 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Buddhism - General (see Also Philosophy - Buddhist) - Philosophy | Eastern |
| Dewey: 294.342 |
| LCCN: 2003055479 |
| Physical Information: 0.41" H x 5.42" W x 8.44" (0.45 lbs) 160 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
