Vasubandhu's Treatise On The Bodhisattva Vow

Book Summary


This is a treatise on the meaning of "The Sutra on Generating the Resolve to Become a Buddha." It was written by the famous early Indian shastra master and bodhisattva, Shramana Vasubandhu (ca 300 ce). In this text, Vasubandhu discourses on the causality behind the origination of the bodhisattva vow (bodhicitta) and on each of the six perfections through which that vow reaches its fruition in buddhahood. This volume includes facing-page source text in both traditional and simplified scripts, variant-readings from other editions, and translator's notes. The translation is by the American monk, Bhikshu Dharmamitra, a translator of numerous important classic Buddhist works.

Book Details


Book Name Vasubandhu's Treatise On The Bodhisattva Vow
Author Shramana Vasubandhu, Bhikshu Dharmamitra, Vasubandhu
Publisher Kalavinka Press (Feb 2009)
ISBN 9781935413097
Pages 160
Language English
Price 594
 
 

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