The Awakening of Faith - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 023108336X ISBN 13: 9780231083362

Publisher: Columbia University Press, 1974

Synopsis

This text is a short treatise, but its importance is out of all proportion to its length, since it provides a comprehensive summary of the essentials of Mahayana Buddhism. It discusses the question of how man can transcend his finite state and participate in the life of the infinite while still remaining in the midst of the phenomenal order and concludes with a discussion of the particular practices and techniques that will aid the believer in the awakening and growth of his faith.

About this title

About the Author

Hakeda was Associate Professor of Japanese in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures and Associate Professor of Religion at Columbia University. Ryuichi Abe is the Reischauer Institute Professor of Japanese Religions in the Department of Eas Aisan Languages and Cultures at Harvard University.

Review

"It is basic to all schools, particularly to Zen...All serious students of Mahayana should obtain a copy and use it for study of the subject so that they gain an insight into the source of so much later development." -- Western Buddhist

"At last a critical English translation of one of the most influential documents of Mahayana Buddhism faithful to the earliest extant Chinese text." -- Choice

Edition details

• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Publication date: 1974
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 023108336X
• ISBN 13: 9780231083362
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128