This is a fully annotated, critical English translation of Maitreyanatha's Universal Vehicle Discourse Literature (Mahayanasutralamkara), as transmitted to the fourth-century Indian Buddhist scholar-adept Arya Asanga, along with its commentary (bhasya) by Asanga's brother Vasubandhu. Includes an introduction covering essential historical and philosophical topics, a bibliography, and detailed index.
Robert A. F. Thurman is the Jey Tsong Khapa Professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies at Columbia University and the AIBS president.
The publication of this essential Buddhist text in English heralds the beginning of an important and ambitious project. Buddhadharma The teachings are pristine, succinct, and eminently applicable. The English translation is a marvel of lucidity. Traditional Yoga Studies Interactive
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