The Awakening of Faith

Abe, Ryuichi; Hakeda, Yoshito S. (trans)

ISBN 10: 0231131577 / ISBN 13: 9780231131575

Published by Columbia University Press, New York, 2006

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wraps, 117 pp.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Awakening of Faith
• Publisher: Columbia University Press, New York
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0231131577
• ISBN 13: 9780231131575
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: Paperback Octavo.
• Condition: Very good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Religion

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Synopsis

Whenever I have questions on Mahayana Buddhist doctrine, I return tothis text and Professor Hakeda's interpretation of it. I wonder if I willever encounter a work that is at once more profound, attractive, andmysterious than the Awakening of Faith. -- Ryuichi Abi, from theintroduction First published in 1967, Yoshito S. Hakeda's criticalinterpretation of the Awakening of Faith has become a classic. Thisedition, which includes a new introduction by Ryuichi Abi, presents abeautiful and accessible translation of one of the most influential worksin Mahayana Buddhism.

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.