About this work of fiction
The Platform sutra of the sixth patriarch: the text of the Tun-huang manuscript with translation, introd., and notes by Philip B. Yampolsky by Huineng; Yampolsky, Philip Boas; Huineng is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
<p>Dating back to the eighth century C.E., the <i>Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch</i> 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 <i>Platform Sutra</i> 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.</p> <p>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 e
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- Author
- Huineng; Yampolsky, Philip Boas; Huineng
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press : Made available through hoopla
- Published
- 2012
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9789575435103
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Criticism, Religion, Medical