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The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch the Text of the Tun-Huang Manuscript with Translation, Introduction, and Notes
Author Yampolsky, Philip B. (譯) ; Yampolsky, Philip B. (引言) ; Yampolsky, Philip B. (補注)
EditionReprint
Date1978.03
Pages212
PublisherColumbia University Press
Publisher Url https://cup.columbia.edu/
LocationNew York, NY, US [紐約, 紐約州, 美國]
Content type書籍=Book
Language英文=English
NoteFirst print: 1967
KeywordAnalysis; China; Freedom; Japan; Metaphysics; Religion; Social Philosophy; Zen; The Sixth Patriarch; The Platform Sutra; Ch'an; Yampolsky, P. B.
AbstractThe 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.
Table of contentsIntroduction: Ch'an in the Eighth Century
I. The Formation of the Legend
The Lankavatara School
Shen-hui
II. The Birth of a Patriarch: Biography of Hui-neng
III. The Making of a Book: The Platform Sutra
IV. Content Analysis
The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch
The Tun-Huang Text
ISBN9780231083614 (pbc)
DOI10.2307/1398263
Hits399
Created date2001.06.13
Modified date2023.10.03



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