Treatise on Awakening Mahāyāna FaithDasheng qixin lun, or Treatise on Awakening Mahyna Faith has been one of the most important texts of East Asian Buddhism since it first appeared in sixth century China. It outlines the initial steps a Mahyna Buddhist needs to take to reach enlightenment, beginning with the conviction that the Mahyna path is correct and worth pursuing. The Treatise addresses many of the doctrines central to various Buddhist teachings in China between the fifth and