Readings of the Platform sutra / edited by Morten Schlutter and Stephen F. Teiser.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Huineng, 638-713.

Contributor:

Schlütter, Morten.

Teiser, Stephen F.

Series:

Columbia readings of Buddhist literature.

Columbia readings of Buddhist literature

Standardized Title:

Liuzu da shi fa bao tan jing. English. Selections

Language:

Chinese

English

Subjects (All):

Zen Buddhism--Early works to 1800.

Zen Buddhism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (233 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, c2012.

Summary:

This anthology of secondary readings of The Platform Sutra is designed to introduce the undergraduate to one of the most popular and influential Chan (Zen) Buddhist texts. The sutra purportedly contains the teachings of Huineng (638-713), the sixth patriarch of China and the father of the Chan movement. Though recent research suggests that the work has little connection to Huineng, it does date to the eighth century and has had enduring popularity among monastics and the educated elite.Essays in the book include an overview of Chan Buddhism in China, the importance of The Platform

Contents:

CONTENTS; Preface / MORTEN SCHLÜTTER AND STEPHEN F. TEISER vii; 1. Introduction: The Platform Sūtra , Buddhism, and Chinese Religion, MORTEN SCHLÜTTER 1; 2. The Figure of Huineng, JOHN JORGENSEN 25; 3. The History and Practice of Early Chan, HENRIK H. SØRENSEN 53; 4. The Platform Sūtra as the Sudden Teaching, PETER N. GREGORY 77; 5. Transmitting Notions of Transmission, WENDI L. ADAMEK 109; 6. Ordination and Precepts in the Platform Sūtra, PAUL GRONER 134; 7. The Platform Sūtra and Chinese Philosophy, BROOK ZIPORYN 161; Character Glossary 189; Bibliography 195; Contributors 209; Index 211

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613627704

9781280597879

1280597879

9780231500555

0231500556

OCLC:

818856740