Yampolsky, 9780231083614, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The sixth patriarchs dharma jewel platform sutra contents. All we need to do is clear the mind and quiet the thoughts. 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 teisho were given by harada shodoroshi at tahoma monastery tahomasan sogenji, whidbey island, wa, u. During the seventh and eighth centuries under the tang dynasty, master hui neng. The platform sutra of the sixth patriarch analysis. The platform sutra of the sixth patriarch consists of a record of the teachings of huineng, the sixth patriarch of the chan school in china, recorded by his disciple fahai, and is known by several abbreviated titles such as platform sutra or platform sutra of the dharma treasure. Introducing the sixth patriarch platform sutra youtube. Tanjing is a c han buddhist scrip ture that was composed in china during the 8th to th centur y.
To praise is to announce, to open up the sutra and widely announce. The platform sut ra of the sixth patri arch chinese. Account of origins, as translated from the chinese by. Platform sutra, chapter 1 account of origins youtube. Platform sutra is that by which a perfected man zhiren revealed his mind. Pdf the sixth patriarchs dharma jewel platform sutra.
This record of the life and teachings of huineng, the sixth chan zen patriarch, is an eleventhcentury compilation with ancillary materials. The teisho in this volume were given during the osesshin of september 2000, february 2001, and september 2001. Jewel of the platform sutra of the sixth patriarch. The platform sutra of the sixth patriarch is generally regarded as the basic classic of chan zen buddhism. Unabridged recitation, with permission, of the platform sutra of the sixth patriarch, number one. The platform sutra of the sixth patriarch bdk america. The sixth patriarchs dharma jewel platform sutra is the fundamental text of chan buddhism. Master huinengs 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. The platform sutra of the sixth patriarch preface to the platform sutra of the dharma treasure of the great master, the sixth patriarch 3 encomium of the platform sutra of the dharma treasure of the great master, the sixth patriarch 7 platform sutra of the dharma treasure of the great master, the sixth patriarch number one. The plat form refers to the podium on which a buddhist teacher speaks. Description of the book the platform sutra of the sixth patriarch. The work is reputed to be a record of the teachings of the great chan master huineng.
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