The Platform Sutra
The Zen Teaching of Hui-neng
$39.74
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
28 November 2008
Summary
An accessible translation of Hui-neng’s autobiography and teachings, completing the classic triumvirate of Zen (Ch’an) Buddhist sutras.
It is often linked with The Heart Sutra and The Diamond Sutra to form a trio of texts that have been revered and studied for centuries. However, unlike the other sutras, which transcribe the teachings of the Buddha himself, The Platform Sutra presents the autobiography of Hui-neng, the controversial 6th Patriarch of Zen, and…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781593761776 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1593761775 |
| Author: | Hui-neng |
| Publisher: | Counterpoint |
| Imprint: | Counterpoint |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 28 November 2008 |
| Weight: | 356g |
| Dimensions: | 30mm x 210mm x 141mm |
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Bill Porter (aka “Red Pine”) is widely recognized as one of the world’s preeminent translators of Chinese poetry and religious texts; he assumes the pen name “Red Pine” for his translations. Writing as Red Pine, he was the first translator to ever translate the entirety of Han-shan’s oeuvre into English, published as The Collected Songs of Cold Mountain. Red Pine was also the first to translate into English the entirety of The Poems of the Masters. He has also translated several of the major Buddhist sutras, including the Heart Sutra, Diamond Sutra, and Platform Sutra.
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