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Treatise on Awakening Mahayana Faith (Paperback)
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Treatise on Awakening Mahayana Faith (Paperback)
Series: Oxford Chinese Thought
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Dasheng qixin lun, or Treatise on Awakening Mahayana Faith has been
one of the most important texts of East Asian Buddhism since it
first appeared in sixth-century China. It outlines the initial
steps a Mahayana Buddhist needs to take to reach enlightenment,
beginning with the conviction that the Mahayana path is correct and
worth pursuing. The Treatise addresses many of the doctrines
central to various Buddhist teachings in China between the fifth
and seventh centuries, attempting to reconcile seemingly
contradictory ideas in Buddhist texts introduced from India. It
provided a model for later schools to harmonize teachings and
sustain the idea that, despite different approaches, there was only
one doctrine, or Dharma. It profoundly shaped the doctrines and
practices of the major schools of Chinese Buddhism: Chan, Tiantai,
Huayan, and to a lesser extent Pure Land. It quickly became a
shared resource for East Asian philosophers and students of
Buddhist thought. Drawing on the historical and intellectual
contexts of Treatise's composition and paying sustained attention
to its interpretation in early commentaries, this new annotated
translation of the classic, makes its ideas available to English
readers like never before. The introduction orients readers to the
main topics taken up in the Treatise and gives a comprehensive
historical and intellectual grounding to the text. This volume
marks a major advance in studies of the Treatise, bringing to light
new interpretations and themes of the text.
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