High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Xinxin Ming a verse attributed to the Third Chinese Chan Patriarch Jianzhi Sengcan (d. 606), is one of the earliest Chinese Chan expressions of the Buddhist mind training practice."Xinxin" has commonly been interpreted as "faith" or "trust." For example one translation is "Faith in Mind". While this interpretation may appear to some to be a departure from the traditional view of seeking refuge in the Three Jewels(Buddha, Dharma and Sangha), it is actually a deliberate dclaration and poetic polemic of the Chan school written as a response to the increadingly popular movement of faith in Amitaba Buddha.
