Readings of the Platform sūtra
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Readings of the Platform sūtra
（Columbia readings of Buddhist literature / series editor, Stephen F. Teiser）
Columbia University Press, c2012
- : cloth
- : pbk
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六祖大師灋寳壇經
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The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch, is a Buddhist scripture that was composed in China during the 8th to 13th century. The text centers around teachings and stories ascribed to the sixth Chan patriarch Huineng
Bibliography: p. [195]-207
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The Platform Sutra comprises a wide range of important Chan/Zen Buddhist teachings. Purported to contain the autobiography and sermons of Huineng (638-713), the legendary Sixth Patriarch of Chan, the sutra has been popular among monastics and the educated elite for centuries. The first study of its kind in English, this volume offers essays that introduce the history and ideas of the sutra to a general audience and interpret its practices. Leading specialists on Buddhism discuss the text's historical background and its vaunted legacy in Chinese culture. Incorporating recent scholarship and theory, chapters include an overview of Chinese Buddhism, the crucial role of the Platform Sutra in the Chan tradition, and the dynamics of Huineng's biography. They probe the sutra's key philosophical arguments, its paradoxical teachings about transmission, and its position on ordination and other institutions. The book includes a character glossary and extensive bibliography, with helpful references for students, general readers, and specialists throughout.
The editors and contributors are among the most respected scholars in the study of Buddhism, and they assess the place of the Platform Sutra in the broader context of Chinese thought, opening the text to all readers interested in Asian culture, literature, spirituality, and religion.
Table of Contents
Preface 1. Introduction: The Platform S?tra, Buddhism, and Chinese Religion 2. The Figure of Huineng 3. The History and Practice of Early Chan 4. The Sudden Teaching 5. Transmitting Notions of Transmission 6. Ordination and Precepts in the Platform S?tra 7. The Platform S?tra and Chinese Thought Character Glossary Bibliography Contributors Index
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