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The Platform Sutra Of The Sixth Patriarch
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language : en
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Release Date : 2012-04-03
The Platform Sutra Of The Sixth Patriarch written by and has been published by Columbia University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04-03 with Religion categories.
Dating back to the eighth century C.E., the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch is a foundational text of Chan/Zen Buddhism that reveals much about the early evolution of Chinese Chan and the ideological origins of Japanese Zen and Korean Son. Purported to be the recorded words of the famed Huineng, who was understood to be the Sixth Patriarch of Chan and the father of all later Chan/Zen Buddhism, the Platform Sutra illuminates fundamental Chan Buddhist principles in an expressive sermon that describes how Huineng overcame great personal and ideological challenges to uphold the exalted lineage of the enlightened Chan patriarchs while realizing the ultimate Buddhist truth of the original, pure nature of all sentient beings. Huineng seems to reject meditation, the value of good karma, and the worship of the buddhas, conferring instead a set of "formless precepts" on his audience, marked by embedded notes in the text. In his central message, an inherent, perfect buddha nature stands as the original true condition of all sentient beings, which people of all backgrounds can experience for themselves. Philip Yampolsky's masterful translation contains extensive explanatory notes and an edited, amended version of the Chinese text. His introduction critically considers the background and historical setting of the work and locates Huineng's place within the history and legends of Chan Buddhism. This new edition features a foreword by Morten Schlütter further situating the Platform Sutra within recent historical research and textual evidence, and an updated glossary that includes the modern pinyin system of transcription.
Platform Sutra Of The Sixth Patriarch The
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Author : Huineng
language : en
Publisher: BDK America
Release Date : 2000
Platform Sutra Of The Sixth Patriarch The written by Huineng and has been published by BDK America this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Religion categories.
This record of the life and teachings of Hui-neng, the Sixth Chan (Zen) Patriarch, is an eleventh-century compilation with ancillary materials. It deals with the Buddhist notion that the only criterion of any significance whatsoever is the experience of "seeing the Buddha-nature," realizing one's innate status as an enlightened being.
The Sixth Patriarch S Dharma Jewel Platform Sutra
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Author : Martin Verhoeven, PhD
language : en
Publisher: Buddhist Text Translation Society
Release Date : 2014-09-03
The Sixth Patriarch S Dharma Jewel Platform Sutra written by Martin Verhoeven, PhD and has been published by Buddhist Text Translation Society this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-03 with Religion categories.
The knowledge and vision of the Buddha is just your own mind; there is no other Buddha. Such is the teaching of Master Huineng (638 713), the most important and most revered figure in the Chan (Zen) School of East Asian Buddhism. Huineng left no written record, but his students compiled accounts of his public lectures and one-on-one exchanges, together with the dramatic story of his life. The resulting volume was Liu zu fa bao tan jing , The Sixth Patriarch's Dharma Jewel Platform Sutra, sixth, because Master Huineng is counted as the sixth generation of patriarchal succession from the first Chan patriarch Bodhidharma. Master Huineng's Platform Sutra is so highly regarded in Buddhist Asia that it is called a Sutra, a term otherwise reserved for texts spoken by the Buddha himself. In presenting this entirely new English translation of The Sixth Patriarch's Dharma Jewel Platform Sutra, the editors, Professors Heng Sure and Martin Verhoeven of Dharma Realm Buddhist University, have aimed above all to bring across into English Master Huineng's plain-spoken, forthright style. As Professor Verhoeven writes, "Readers inclined to see Buddhist writings as abstruse metaphysical treatises will find The Platform Sutra refreshingly artless and spare. Those expecting a sutra to delve into the supernatural and otherworldly will be surprised at how down-to-earth and here-and-now this text is. The Platform Sutra is humanistic to its core." As Huineng says in a verse, 'The Buddha Dharma is right here in the world,/There is no awakening apart from this world.' The essence of the Sixth Patriarch's philosophy is that all beings have the buddha-nature; all can become Buddha. Full awakening is not a future state or a distant place, but exists right within your own mind,' directly and immediately available. The text presents a powerful and resounding vision of unbounded human potential waiting to be fully realized if only we could see it.
The Platform Sutra Of The Sixth Patriarch
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Author : Philip B. Yampolsky
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1967
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Sutra Of The Sixth Patriarch
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Author : Wei Lang
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2015-06-02
Sutra Of The Sixth Patriarch written by Wei Lang and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-02 with categories.
The Platform Sutra of the Sixth centers to the podium on which a Buddhist teacher speaks. Its key themes are the direct perception of one's true nature, and the unity in essence of sila (conduct), dhyana (meditation) and prajna (wisdom). The text focuses on teachings and stories ascribed to the sixth Chan patriarch Huineng. It contains the well-known story of the contest for the succession of Hongren (enlightenment by the non-abiding), and discourses and dialogues attributed to Huineng.
Original Nature
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Author : Sokei-An Sasaki
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2012
Original Nature written by Sokei-An Sasaki and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Religion categories.
Original Nature is the historic translation and commentary on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch of Chinese Zen by America's first Zen Master, Sokei-an Sasaki (1882-1945). Finally available, 75 years after its completion, Sokei-an considered the Sixth Patriach's message an essential foundation for the transmission of Zen to America "I think the Sixth Patriarch never dreamed that his record... would be explained to Westerners in New York... I feel that I am in a valley between huge mountains, and that the ancient simple minded woodcutters, fisherman, monks and nuns who are living in the mountains have come to the place where they always make their gatherings, and that I am one of them now..."
The Sutra Of The Sixth Patriarch On The Pristine Orthodox Dharma
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Author : Huineng
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1964
The Sutra Of The Sixth Patriarch On The Pristine Orthodox Dharma written by Huineng and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1964 with California categories.
Platform Sutra Of The Sixth Patriarch
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Author : Huineng
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1965
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Platform Sutra Of The Sixth Patriarch
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014
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The Platform Sutra Of The Sixth Patriarch
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Author : Philip Yampolsky
language : en
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Release Date : 2012-03-20
The Platform Sutra Of The Sixth Patriarch written by Philip Yampolsky and has been published by Columbia University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-20 with Religion categories.
The Platform Sutra records the teachings of Hui-neng, the Sixth Patriarch, who is revered as one of the two great figures in the founding of Chan (Zen) Buddhism. This translation is the definitive English version of the eighth-century Chan classic. Phillip B. Yampolsky has based his translation on the Tun-huang manuscript, the earliest extant version of the work. A critical edition of the Chinese text is given at the end of the volume. Dr. Yampolsky also furnishes a lengthy and detailed historical introduction which contains much information hitherto unavailable even to scholars, and provides the context essential to an understanding of Hui-neng's work. He gives an account of the history and legends of Ch'an Buddhism, with particular attention to the traditions associated with Hui-neng, quoting or summarizing the most important narratives. He then discusses the various texts of the Platform Sutra, and analyzes its contents. The reprint edition adds a new introduction to the translation, situating it in the literature and relating it to the companion volume. The glossary has been updated from Wade-Giles to pinyin.