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Click to enlargeThe Awakening of Faith: The Classic Exposition of Mahayana Buddhism

Asvaghosa
Teitaro Suzuki
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ISBN: 048643141x
Page Count: 176
Dimensions: 5 3/8 x 8 1/2
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.
Unabridged republication of Açvaghosha's Discourse on the Awakening of Faith in the Mahayana, published by The Open Court Publishing Company, Chicago, 1900.

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