The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch Paperback / softback
Part of the Translations from the Asian Classics series
Paperback / softback
Description
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 English version of the eighth-century Ch'an 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.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:212 pages
- Publisher:Columbia University Press
- Publication Date:22/03/1978
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- ISBN:9780231083614
Information
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:212 pages
- Publisher:Columbia University Press
- Publication Date:22/03/1978
- Category:
- ISBN:9780231083614
