The Sutra of Hui-neng, Grand Master of Zen
With Hui-neng's Commentary on the Diamond Sutra
$44.28
- Paperback
176 pages
- Release Date
15 December 1998
Summary
Hui-neng (638–713) is perhaps the most beloved and respected figure in Zen Buddhism. An illiterate woodcutter who attained enlightenment in a flash, he became the Sixth Patriarch of Chinese Zen, and is regarded as the founder of the “Sudden Enlightenment” school. He is the supreme exemplar of the fact that neither education nor social background has any bearing on the attainment of enlightenment.
This collection of his talks, also known as the Platform or Altar Sutra, is the only Zen …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781570623486 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1570623481 |
| Author: | Thomas Cleary |
| Publisher: | Shambhala Publications Inc |
| Imprint: | Shambhala Publications Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 15 December 1998 |
| Weight: | 255g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 153mm x 11mm |
| Series: | Shambhala Dragon Editions |
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Critics Review
“The latest work from a distinguished and prolific translator is a new rendering of a celebrated Zen text, The Sutra of Hui-neng. This comes with what is stated to be the first English translation of Hui-neng’s verse-by-verse commentary on the Diamond Sutra.“— The Middle Way
Thomas Cleary
Thomas Cleary holds a PhD in East Asian Languages and Civilizations from Harvard University and a JD from the University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law. He is the translator of over fifty volumes of Buddhist, Taoist, Confucian, and Islamic texts from Sanskrit, Chinese, Japanese, Pali, and Arabic.
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