Asvaghosha's Discourse On the Awakening of Faith In the Mahayana, Asvaghosha

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Asvaghosha's Discourse On the Awakening of Faith In the Mahayana
By: Asvaghosha tr. by Suzuki,

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Author: Asvaghosha
Translator: D. T. Suzuki
Format: Paperback

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The Awakening Faith in the Mahayana is a classic of East Asian Buddhism. Its concept of faith, however, is not the same as that of Western religions. The book's title may also be translated as The Generating of Confidence in the Mahayana. Confidence or trust is generated as a result of examining the Mahayana Buddhist teachings, which are concisely summarized here. This book is said to have been written for those who find the wordiness of extensive discourse wearisome, and who prefer a brief treatise with a lot of meaning. Doctrinally, it presents the tathagata-garba or Buddha-matrix teachings in their most developed form.

Asvaghosha's Discourse On the Awakening of Faith In the Mahayana, Asvaghosha, Translated by D.T. Suzuki, Asian Humanities Press, Paperback, 160 pages, $20.00

Asvaghosa is the philosopher of Buddhism. His Treatise on The Awakening of Faith is recognised by all Northern schools and sects as orthodox and used even today in Chinese translations as a text-book for the instruction of Buddhist priests.

Contents: Asvaghosha's Discourse On the Awakening of Faith In the Mahayana

Publisher's Preface iii

Translator's Preface x

Introduction 1

Date 2

Nativity and Peregrination 17

Appellations 20

Conversion 24

Lists of Patriarchs 32

As an Artist 34

Works in Chinese Translations 36

Chinese Translations of the "Discourse on the Awakening of Faith" 38

Outlines of the "Discourse on the Awakening of Faith" 42

Adoration 46

Discourse 48

I. Introductory 49

II. General Statement 52

III. The Explanation 55

IV. Practice of Faith 127

V. Benefits 146

Glossary 151

Index 155

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