Universal Vehicle Discourse Literature (Mahāyānasutrālamkāra)

by Asanga and Robert A.F. Thurman

The Universal Vehicle Discourse Literature (Mahayanasutralamkara) was transmitted from the bodhisattva Maitreyanatha to Arya Asanga, the fourth-century Indian Buddhist scholar-adept. The most foundational of the set of the famous Five Teachings of Maitreya, the Discourse Literature is considered the wellspring of what the Tibetans call the "magnificent deeds trend of the path," the compassion side, which balances the "profound...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0975373404
• ISBN13: 9780975373408
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: American Institute of Buddhist Studies
• Length: 412 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher