The Large Sutra on Perfect Wisdom: With the Divisions of the

The Large Sutra on Perfect Wisdom: With the Divisions of the Abhisamayalankara (Center for South and Southeast Asia Studies, UC Berkeley) (Volume 18)

TRANSLATED FROM PALI; MAJOR BUDDHIST TEXT; TWO-VOLUME SET. The Abhisamaya-alaá¹…kÄra ("Ornament of/for Realization[s]"), is one of five Sanskrit-language MahÄyÄna Buddhist scriptures which Maitreya-a Buddha or bodhisattva (the point is somewhat controversial)--is said to have revealed to Asaá¹…ga (northwest India, 4th century AD). Some scholars (Erich Frauwallner, Giuseppe Tucci, Hakiju Ui) refer to the text's author as MaitreyanÄtha ("Lord Maitreya") in order to avoid either affirming the claim of supernatural revelation, or identifying the author as Asaá¹…ga himself. (Perhaps "Maitreya" was the name of Asaá¹…ga's human teacher.)
Country USA
Brand University of California Press
Manufacturer University of California Press
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ItemPartNumber 9780520053212
ReleaseDate 1985-01-24
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EANs 9780520053212

Country	USA
Brand	University of California Press
Manufacturer	University of California Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780520053212
ReleaseDate	1985-01-24
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780520053212

The Large Sutra on Perfect Wisdom: With the Divisions of the Abhisamayalankara (Center for South and Southeast Asia Studies, UC Berkeley) (Volume 18)