Açvaghosha’s Discourse on the Awakening of Faith in the Mahâyâna
By Aśvaghoṣa (attributed)
Translated by Teitaro Suzuki
Open Court, Chicago, 1900
First written c. 6th century CE (Chinese text)
In the public domain
About this text
D. T. Suzuki’s translation of the Awakening of Faith, a short treatise of great influence in East Asian Buddhism that joins buddha-nature and the Yogācāra analysis of mind in its doctrine of the one mind with two aspects. Modern scholars doubt the attribution to Aśvaghoṣa.
How to cite
Aśvaghoṣa (attributed). Açvaghosha’s Discourse on the Awakening of Faith in the Mahâyâna. Translated by Teitaro Suzuki. Open Court, Chicago, 1900.
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