The Awakening of Faith -

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Résumé :
Whenever I have questions on Mahayana Buddhist doctrine, I return to this text and Professor Hakeda's interpretation of it. I wonder if I will ever encounter a work that is at once more profound, attractive, and mysterious than the Awakening of Faith. -- Ryuichi Ab?, from the introductionFirst published in 1967, Yoshito S. Hakeda's critical interpretation of the Awakening of Faith has become a classic. This edition, which includes a new introduction by Ryuichi Ab?, presents a beautiful and accessible translation of one of the most influential works in Mahayana Buddhism. The Awakening of Faith explores the path leading to enlightenment and teaches the principles and methods of meditation. However, the text does not advocate a passive retreat into the quietude of meditation; instead it calls for dynamic social engagement based on compassion and wisdom. Philosophical and religious in its approach, the Awakening of Faith provides a comprehensive summary of the essentials of Mahayana Buddhism.The Awakening of Faith, commonly attributed to Asvaghosha, has been read and studied for more than a thousand years. Hakeda's interpretive comments, which have influenced a generation of scholars and readers, illuminate and explain the work and its more esoteric elements. Ryuichi Ab?'s introduction examines the importance of Hakeda's translation as well as the place of the Awakening of Faith within Buddhism. In this reprint edition, Chinese terms are rendered in Pinyin romanization. Also new to this edition are a Chinese character glossary and a vastly expanded index, which identify and cross-reference both major and minor theoretical terms and concepts throughout the work.

Biographie:
Translated by Yoshito S. Hakeda. Introduction by Ryuichi Abe

Sommaire:
Foreword, by Wm. Theodore de Bary Preface Introduction Introduction to the Reprint Edition, by by Ryuichi Ab? Invocation The Contents of the Discourse Part 1 The Reasons for Writing Part 2 Outline Part 3 Interpretation Chapter One: Revelation of True Meaning I. One Mind and Its Two Aspects A. The Mind in Terms of the Absolute 1. Truly Empty 2. Truly Nonempty B. The Mind in Terms of Phenomena 1. The Storehouse Consciousness a. The Aspect of Enlightenment (1) Original Enlightenment (2) The Process of Actualization of Enlightenment (a) Purity of Wisdom (b) Suprarational Functions (3) The Characteristics of the Essence of Enlightenment b. The Aspect of Nonenlightenment c. The Relationships Between Enlightenment and Nonenlightenment (1) Identity (2) Nonidentity 2. The Cause and Conditions of Man's Being in Sa?s?ra a. Mind b. Consciousness c. Defiled States of Mind d. Comments on the Terms Used in the Foregoing Discussion 3. The Characteristics of Beings in Sa?s?ra a. Permeation of Ignorance b. Permeation of Suchness (1) Permeation Through Manifestation of the Essence of Suchness (2) Permeation Through Influences (a) The Specific Coordinating Causes (b) The General Coordinating Causes II. The Essence Itself and the Attributes of Suchness, by or The Meanings of Maha A. The Greatness of the Essence of Suchness B. The Greatness of the Attributes of Suchness C. The Greatness of the Influences of Suchness III. From Samsara to Nirva?a Chapter Two: The Correction of Evil Attachments I. The Biased Views Held by Ordinary Men II. The Biased Views Held by the Hinayanists Chapter Three: Analysis of the Types of Aspiration for Enlightenment, by or The Meanings of Yana I. The Aspiration for Enlightenment Through the Perfection of Faith II. The Aspiration for Enlightenment Through Understanding and Deeds III. The Aspiration for Enlightenment Through Insight Part 4 On Faith and Practice On Four Faiths On Five Practices The Practice of Cessation The Practice of Clear Observation Part 5 Encouragement of Practice and the Benefits Thereof Notes Glossary A Selected Bibliography Index