{"product_id":"treatise-on-awakening-mahayana-faith-9780190297718","title":"Treatise on Awakening Mah=ay=ana Faith","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDasheng qixin lun\u003c\/em\u003e, or \u003cem\u003eTreatise on Awakening Mah=ay=ana Faith\u003c\/em\u003e 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 Mah=ay=ana Buddhist needs to take to reach enlightenment, beginning with the conviction that the Mah=ay=ana path is correct and worth pursuing. The \u003cem\u003eTreatise\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e It quickly became a shared resource for East Asian philosophers and students of Buddhist thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on the historical and intellectual contexts of \u003cem\u003eTreatise\u003c\/em\u003e's composition and paying sustained attention to its interpretation in early commentaries, this new annotated translation of the classic, makes its ideas available to English readers like never before. The introduction orients readers to the main topics taken up in the \u003cem\u003eTreatise\u003c\/em\u003e and gives a comprehensive historical and intellectual grounding to the text. This volume marks a major advance in studies of the \u003cem\u003eTreatise\u003c\/em\u003e, bringing to light new interpretations and themes of the text.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Jorgensen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford Chinese Thought\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.50w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780190297718","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43857396105353,"sku":"9780190297718","price":40.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_ff58ee73-03f0-4eff-bd9a-fcfeddee92ae.jpg?v=1744091639","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/treatise-on-awakening-mahayana-faith-9780190297718","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}