The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch

6 Rev ed
ISBN: 978-0-231-08361-4
Verlag: Columbia University Press

Buch, Englisch, 212 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 150 mm x 226 mm, Gewicht: 358 g

Reihe: Translations from the Asian Classics

The 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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Yampolsky, Philip B.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Buddhismus Zen-Buddhismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Nicht-Westliche Philosophie Indische & Asiatische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturen sonstiger Sprachräume Ost- & Südostasiatische Literatur

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: CH' AN IN THE EIGHTH CENTURYI. The Formation of the LegendThe Lanka¯vata¯ra SchoolShen-huiII. The Birth of a Patriarch: Biography of Hui-nengIII. The Making of a Book: The Platform SutraIV. Content AnalysisTHE PLATFORM SUTRA OF THE SIXTH PATRIARCHTHE TUN-HUANG TEXT

Über Autor(innen)

Phillip B. Yampolsky was Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Columbia University until his death in 1996.