The philosophy of Chinese Buddhism

Evgeny Alekseevich Torchinov (1956–2003) - Doctor of Philosophical Sciences, Candidate of Historical Sciences, Professor, one of the leading Chinese and Buddhists of Russia, the legend of St. Petersburg Oriental Studies, Buddhist teacher. The book includes three fundamental treatises of Chinese Buddhism of the VI-IX centuries, without which it is impossible to understand the entire Far Eastern Buddhist tradition: "Treatise on the Awake of Faith in Mahayan", Treaty of Zun-Mi "On the Fundamentals of Man and the Treaty of Hun-Jane" On the Basics of Improvement of Conscious ". An introductory article, a detailed analysis of each text and comments of Yevgeny Torchinov reveal the philosophy of Chinese Buddhism even for an unprepared reader