Faith is the source of the Way, and the mother of all merit and virtue. It nurtures all wholesome roots

Lecturer: Venerable Master Tsung Tsu
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The Awakening of Mahayana Faith is a preliminary text for studying the Mahayana Buddhist Teachings. To break through teachings of the Hinayana, external paths, and wrong views, Great Master Asvaghosa provides this commentary – which integrates many Mahayana scriptures – to awaken wise faith [of practitioners]. Mahayana means great vehicle, as its teachings carry sentient beings out of birth and death and toward Nirvana. However, for this vehicle to be effective, one must bring forth faith: “Faith is the source of the Way, and the mother of all merit and virtue. It nurtures all wholesome roots”. All roots of goodness develop out of faith. Faith enables one of practice; to practice, one must make vows. Faith, vows, and practice and essential in Buddhist cultivation.