3. Expositions Of The Mahayana Faith : p. 46 3: EXPOSITIONS OF THE MAHAYANA FAITH THESE expositions are of three kinds-- A. Those about the meaning. B. Those about the correction of erroneous conceptions. C. Those about the different steps of progress. As to the meaning of the One Soul, there are two aspects-- 1. One is the eternal...
1. Reasons For Writing The Book : p. 41 1. REASONS FOR WRITING THE BOOK QUESTION 1. What are the reasons for writing this book? ANSWER. The reasons for it are eight-- A. Generally speaking, it is to induce all living beings to depart from the way of all sorrow and to obtain the highest happiness, instead of seeking the glitter...
Title Page : THE AWAKENING OF FAITH In The Mahayana Doctrine The New Buddhism By The Patriarch Ashvagosha Translated Into Chinese By Paramartha; Translated Into English BY TIMOTHY RICHARD [b. 1845, D. 1919] Shanghai; Christian Literature Society [1907] Scanned , March 2003. J. B. Hare, Redactor. This Text Is...
5. The Advantages Of The Practice : p. 90 5: THE ADVANTAGES OF THE PRACTICE OF THE MAHAYANA FAITH HAVING discussed the practice of these principles we will now discuss the advantages of practising them. We have already given a general idea of the mysterious resources of the Buddhas of the Mahayana school. A. If any one desires...
Opening Hymn : THE AWAKENING OF FAITH OPENING HYMN I yield my life to the All, To the All, SOUL, full of good, In wisdom all complete, In power all divine, In pity--would save all. To LAW which does embody The Archetype of all. To CHURCH which does contain The Archetype in Seed, That men may be delivered...
Translator's Supplementary Matter. The Gre : p. 92 TRANSLATOR'S SUPPLEMENTARY MATTER THE GREAT PHYSICIAN'S TWELVE DESIRES (VOWS) NOTE THE first Buddhist temple in or around Nara in Japan was built by Koreans, at the invitation of the Japanese rulers in the sixth century of the Christian era. One of the most remarkable sights I have seen...
Untitled : THE AWAKENING OF FAITH OF ASHVAGOSHA BY TIMOTHY RICHARD [1907] Title Page Note by Redactor Opening Hymn 1. Reasons for Writing the Book 2: The Fundamental Doctrine of the Mahayana Faith 3: Expositions of the Mahayana Faith 4: The Practice of the Mahayana Faith 5: The Advantages of the Practice...
The Creed Of Half Asia. To Sin King : THE CREED OF HALF ASIA TO SIN KING THIS Creed deserves to rank among the sublimest literary productions of the human mind, from Job to Kant, together with those of the best thinkers of India and China. Many devout people of the Confucian and Taoist schools, as well as Buddhists, recite it daily...
Note : NOTE BY REDACTOR The text of this book has been redacted from the University Books (Hyde Park, N.Y.) edition of 1960 (which bears no copyright notice). This edition, edited by Alan Hull Walton, included lengthy introductory material and one footnote, omitted in this etext. The page numbering...
2. The Fundamental Doctrine Of The Mahayana Faith : p. 43 2: THE FUNDAMENTAL DOCTRINE OF THE MAHAYANA FAITH HAVING explained the object of writing this book, we now proceed to consider the fundamental doctrine of the Mahayana Faith. The great school (Mahayana) speaks of the Eternal Soul of the universe, His nature and His attributes. p. 44 A. By...
4. The Practice Of The Mahayana Faith : p. 80 4: THE PRACTICE OF THE MAHAYANA FAITH HAVING illustrated the principles, we now discuss the practice of them. This is on account of those who have not entered the ranks of the upright ones, and so we explain the practice of Faith. What faith? What practice? Briefly speaking, faith is of four...