Platform sutra of the dharma treasure of the great master, the sixth. He adds remarkable commentary to a translation that, combined with the full chinese text, a glossary, and notes, results in a. It relates the life and teachings of master hui neng, the great master the sixth patriarch, as set down by one of his disciples. The sixth patriarchs dharma jewel platform sutra is the fundamental text of chan buddhism. Patriarchs dharma jewel platform sutra ever to express the.
This pdf file may be printed and distributed according to the terms of use estab lished on the. Other works by red pine the diamond sutra the heart sutra the platform sutra in such hard times. Table of contents other works by red pine title page preface. The primacy of the buddhanature, the identity of meditation and wisdom, the formless approach to repentance and the precepts, the samadhi of the single practiceall these are religious principles that are valid beyond the limits of this one brilliant scripture. The platform sutra of the sixth patriarch is one of the most popular and influential texts of.
As a character, huineng is absolutely static, neither laboring mightily for insight nor effusing with the newfound bliss of divinity. During the seventh and eighth centuries under the tang dynasty, master hui neng. Transmission and enlightenment in chan buddhism seen through the platform sutra pdf. The platform sutra the mahaprajnaparamita sutra of the direct teaching of the southern school of the supreme mahayana, the platform sutra delivered at tafan temple in shaochou by the sixth patriarch, master huineng, in one volume, compiled and recorded by fahai, recipient of the formless precepts and advocate of the dharma. The poetry of wei yingwu laotzus taoteching the collected songs of cold mountain the zen works of stonehouse. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read.
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