The universal vehicle discourse literature =
Subtitle: Mahāyānasūtrālaṁkāra
By: by Maitreyanātha/Āryāsaṅga ; together with its commentary (bhāṣya) by Vasubandhu ; translated fron the Sanskrit, Tibetan, and Chinese by L. Jamspal ... [et al.] ; editor-in-chief, Robert A.F Thurman.
Contributors: Maitreyanātha.; Thurman, Robert A. F.; Jamspal, L., 1936-; Vasubandhu.; American Institute of Buddhist Studies.
Series: Treasury of the Buddhist sciences series; Treasury of the Buddhist sciences.
Publisher: American Institute of Buddhist Studies
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 368
Subjects: Yogācāra (Buddhism) -- Early works to 1800
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Other titles: Mahāyānasūtrālaṁkāra
Description: "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 view trend of the path," the wisdom side. The Discourse Literature is also considered to be metaphysically aligned with and foundational for the Idealist (Vijnanavadin) school of Mahayana thought." "Translated from Sanskrit, Tibetan, and Chinese by Lobsang Jamspal, Robert Thurman, and the AIBS team, the present work contains a fully annotated, critical English rendition of the Discourse Literature along with its commentary (bhasya) by Asanga's brother, Vasubandhu. It also includes an introduction covering essential historical and philosophical topics, a bibliography, and a detailed index. This long-awaited work is the founding cornerstone of the AIBS Treasury of the Buddhist Sciences series."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Translated from the Sanskrit, Tibetan, and Chinese.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-353) and indexes.
"Co-published with Columbia University's Center for Buddhist Studies and Tibet House U.S."