| The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch Revised Edition Contributor(s): Yampolsky, Philip B. (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0231083610 ISBN-13: 9780231083614 Publisher: Columbia University Press OUR PRICE: $36.63 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 1978 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Zen - Literary Criticism | Asian - General |
| Dewey: 294.392 |
| LCCN: 67011847 |
| Series: Translations from the Asian Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.67" H x 5.82" W x 9.18" (0.77 lbs) 212 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher 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. |