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Treatise on Awakening Mahāyāna Faith

Treatise on Awakening Mahāyāna Faith

Jorgensen, John
Jorgensen, John
Lusthaus, Dan

Paperback

Series: Oxford Chinese Thought

BuddhismGeneral Eastern Religions

ISBN10: 0190297719
ISBN13: 9780190297718
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: Oct 1 2019
Pages: 184
Weight: 0.50
Height: 0.50 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.10
Language: English
Dasheng qixin lun, or Treatise on Awakening Mahāyāna 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 Mahāyāna Buddhist needs to take to reach enlightenment, beginning with the conviction that the Mahāyāna 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.

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