The Awakening of Faith (2005)
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| − | + | **{{i|II. The Essence Itself and the Attributes of Suchness, or the Meaning of Mahå|44}} | |
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| − | + | **{{i|III. From Samsara to Nirvana|51}} | |
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| − | + | *{{i|Chapter III. Analysis of the Types of Aspiration for Enlightenment, or the Meanings of Yåna|59}} | |
| − | III. From Samsara to Nirvana 51 | + | **{{i|I. The Aspiration for Enlightenment through the Perfection of Faith|60}} |
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| − | + | **{{i|III. The Aspiration for Enlightenment through Insight|66}} | |
| − | + | *{{i|Part Four. On Faith and Practice|71}} | |
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| − | + | *{{i|Part Five. Encouragement of Practice and the Benefits Thereof|81}} | |
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| − | + | *{{i|Index|99}} | |
| − | Part Four. On Faith and Practice 71 | + | * A List of the Volumes of the BDK English Tripiṭaka (First Series) |
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| − | Bibliography 95 | ||
| − | Index 99 | ||
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Revision as of 16:53, 10 January 2020
Taishō 1666
Volume 32
This treatise, The Awakening of Faith, sometimes known by the longer title of The Awakening of Faith in the Mahayana, presents a concise synopsis of both the theoretical and practical aspects of the central ideas of Mahāyāna Buddhism, and has therefore been widely read as an introduction to this branch. A short work, it remains extremely important in the history of Buddhism, having exerted influence in China and Japan on the schools of Hua-yen (Jp. Kegon), T'ien-t'ai (Jp. Tendai), Chan/Zen, Pure Land (Ch. Jìngtǔzōng; Jp. Jōdo Bukkyō), Chên-yen (Jp. Shingon), and more.
However, many questions remain concerning the author and place of composition, including whether it was composed in India or China, and whether the attributive author Aśvaghoṣa lived before or after Nāgārjuna.
Source Skt. *Mahāyānaśraddhotpāda-śāstra, attributed to Aśvaghoṣa. Brought into the Chinese by Paramārtha as Dasheng qixin lun (大乘起信論). 1 fascicle.
Editor’s Note: This is a reprint of the sutra as translated by the late Dr. Yoshito S. Hakeda and originally published by Columbia University Press. This reprint edition retains Dr. Hakeda's chapter and subdivision headings and his commentaries, which are set in italicized paragraphs within the text itself. (Source: BDK America)
| Citation | Hakeda, Yoshito S., trans. The Awakening of Faith. Attributed to Aśvaghoṣa. Translated from the Chinese of Paramārtha (Taishō vol. 32, no. 1666). BDK English Tripiṭaka 63, no. 4. Berkeley, CA: Numata Center for Buddhist Translation and Research, 2005. Reprint of the first edition, 1967. |
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