Universal Vehicle Discourse Literature (Mahayanasutralamkara): Together with its Commentary (Bhasya) by Vasubandhu

This volume is an authoritative early Indian Buddhist guide to the ideal of compassion expressed by the figure of the bodhisattva, making it essential reading for anyone interested in any Buddhist tradition or the application of compassion in action.

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...