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 ide
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 ide
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 Ch'an (Zen) Buddhism. This translation is the definitive