“Asanga’s Stage of a Bodhisattva ( Bodhisattvabhūmi ) is the most systematic and influential Indian presentation of the ideal practitioner of Mahāyāna Buddhism. It has shaped ethics and psychology throughout Asia for centuries and inspired many a Buddhist to emulate the altruistic spirit and actions of the bodhisattva. With the publication of Artemus Engle’s superb, scholarly, and readable translation, this Great Vehicle classic at last is available to readers of English. It belongs on the shelf—and in the hands—of anyone interested in a classic Buddhist account of how to live in the world with wisdom, compassion, and joy.”

“Art Engle’s translation of Asanga’s monumental Bodhisattva Stage is a major work of excellent scholarship—presented in a way that is also useful to practitioners. It is truly impressive and remarkable, the fine job he has done with this seminal and rather difficult work. Anyone who aspires to follow the way of the bodhisattva, the wholehearted altruist who undertakes the evolutionary path through countless lives toward the perfectly blissful enlightenment of buddhahood, is well-advised to study this work in all its sparkling detail. I strongly recommend this wonderful jewel of a work.”