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This is the book that Great Master Wonhyo—the greatest practitioner and intellectual of East Asia—did the deepest to explore and publish as the commentaries Mahayana Awakening of Faith in the Mahayana and Mahayana Awakening of Faith in the Mahayana*. Venerable Junggak (Professor Lee Jung-pyo) has recently published a commentary on the *Mahayana Awakening of Faith in the Mahayana titled *Reading the Mahayana Awakening of Faith in the Nikayas*. By examining the Mahayana Awakening of Faith in the Mahayana*—written by Bodhisattva Ashvaghosha, a representative commentator of Mahayana Buddhism—as an early scripture containing the original enlightenment of the Buddha's time, the commentary deconstructs metaphysically abstruse idealism and guides the reader toward an easy understanding of the reality of dependent origination. Therefore, it is none other than the *Mahayana Awakening of Faith in the Mahayana as seen by the Buddha. At the 'Buddhanara' Dharma Hall, headed by Venerable Junggak and located next to Dongguk University in Jangchung-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul, we held a dialogue regarding the *Awakening of Faith in the Mahayana*—the greatest text of knowledge and practice in East Asia—with Venerable Junggak, author of *Reading the Awakening of Faith in the Mahayana through the Nikayas*. The discussion was designed to guide the audience to realize that the enlightenment of the Buddha, the Mahayana Bodhisattvas, and the Great Master Wonhyo—namely, the Law of Dependent Origination, the mind of sentient beings, the One Mind, and the True Reality—are not two separate entities but a single, everyday Dharma Realm. [00:00] Differences between the 52 Stages of Bodhisattva Practice and Zen Buddhism's Attainment of Buddhahood through Realization of One's Nature [01:19] Misunderstandings of the Zen School and the True Meaning of Sudden Enlightenment and Gradual Enlightenment by the Sixth Patriarch Huineng [04:31] The Contradictions of the 'Sudden Enlightenment vs. Gradual Enlightenment' Debate Caused by Sectarian Thinking [06:48] The Reason Why One Must Read Mahayana Scriptures and the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch through Early Scriptures (Nikayas) [08:23] The Reason Why the Buddha Did Not Acknowledge Enlightenment to Living People (Self-Realization and Divine Proclamation) [10:55] The Background of Publishing the Translation and Commentary on the Awakening of Faith in the Mahayana and the Importance of the Thought Behind It [12:40] The Necessity of a New Sangha Education System for the Future of Buddhism [13:39] The Reason Why Everything is Created by the Mind and Precepts (Behavioral Norms) Were Thoroughly Emphasized [16:15] To Avoid Becoming a Traitor to Buddhism: The Theory of Everything is Created by the Mind, Karma, and Non-Self Unity #TheAwakeningOfFaithInMahayana #ProfessorLeeJungPyo #EverythingIsCreatedByTheMind ---------------------------- Cho Hyun TV Hyusimjeong Cho Hyun | Former religion specialist reporter for The Hankyoreh, author, meditator, General Director of Nachatsa [email protected] What do you want to possess? Lots of money, high status, solid power, good family and friends, joy and happiness. When you become wise with an open attitude, many things are given as a bonus. Hyusimjeong is a place where you let go of religion, ideology, fixed ideas, and prejudices, open your heart to learn, become wise and mature, and find happiness for yourself and others. The wisdom to accept what cannot be changed, and the courage to change what can! May you be healthy and happy! May you be loved and respected! May you be a creator making a beautiful world! ------------- Cho Hyun worked as a newspaper reporter for 33 years. He worked at The Hankyoreh newspaper, serving in the social and political departments before becoming a religion specialist reporter in the culture department. In particular, he established an unrivaled position as a religion specialist reporter for 23 years, maintaining special bonds with ascetic monks and religious practitioners in deep mountain temples—places difficult for the general public to access—and conducting in-depth coverage. He engaged in spiritual exchange and dialogue with Korean spiritual figures across Buddhism, Confucianism, Catholicism, Protestantism, indigenous religions, and the humanities. Beyond Korea, he interviewed world-renowned meditators such as the Dalai Lama, Thich Nhat Hanh, Upandita, Photirak, and Thomas Keating. His book Journey to Find Myself*, written after personally experiencing numerous spiritual practices, was selected as the number one humanities book by Korean netizens in 2001. *Her Seclusion*, which traces the lives of hidden high-ranking monks, won the Buddhist Publishing Award and the Buddhist Book of the Year Award, while *The Land Hidden by the Sky received the Buddhist Press Award. In addition, *Ullim*, a book about Christian spiritual figures, was selected as one of the "Top 100 Liberal Arts Books" by fo...