Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch

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Buddhist sutra Chan Buddhist scripture religious text

The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch is a foundational Chan Buddhist scripture attributed to Huineng that expounds the doctrine of sudden enlightenment and the nature of mind.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch canonical	3
Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch	1
Treatise on the Essentials of Cultivating the Mind	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Buddhist sutra ⓘ Chan Buddhist scripture ⓘ religious text ⓘ
alternativeName	Liuzu Tanjing ⓘ Platform Sutra ⓘ Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch ⓘ surface form: Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch
associatedWith	Guangxiao Temple ⓘ Nanhua Temple ⓘ Sixth Patriarch of Chan Buddhism ⓘ surface form: Sixth Patriarch of Chan Southern School of Chan ⓘ
attributedTo	Huineng ⓘ
centralFigure	Huineng ⓘ
contains	Huineng’s autobiography ⓘ account of the robe and bowl transmission ⓘ commentary on the Diamond Sutra ⓘ discussion of the prajñā (wisdom) teaching ⓘ exposition of formless repentance ⓘ instructions on meditation ⓘ
coreDoctrine	direct realization of mind ⓘ formless precepts ⓘ no-form ⓘ no-thought ⓘ non-abiding ⓘ non-reliance on written words ⓘ sudden enlightenment ⓘ
emphasizes	direct insight over ritual ⓘ equality of sudden enlightenment for all beings ⓘ lay practice as valid path ⓘ
form	recorded teachings ⓘ
genre	autobiographical discourse ⓘ sermon ⓘ
geographicOrigin	China ⓘ
influenced	Chan Buddhism ⓘ surface form: Chinese Chan Buddhism Japanese Zen Buddhism ⓘ Korean Buddhism ⓘ surface form: Korean Seon Buddhism Vietnamese Buddhism ⓘ surface form: Vietnamese Thiền Buddhism
language	Classical Chinese ⓘ
period	Tang dynasty ⓘ
positionInTradition	canonical text in East Asian Zen ⓘ foundational text of Chan Buddhism ⓘ
questionedAspect	date of compilation ⓘ historical authorship ⓘ
religion	Buddhism ⓘ
subject	Buddha-nature ⓘ meditation ⓘ nature of mind ⓘ non-duality ⓘ sudden enlightenment ⓘ wisdom ⓘ
tradition	Chan Buddhism ⓘ Zen ⓘ surface form: Zen Buddhism

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chan Buddhism → textualCollection → Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch ⓘ

Hongren → associatedWork → Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Treatise on the Essentials of Cultivating the Mind

Huineng → knownFor → Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch ⓘ

Hongzhou school → scriptureUsage → Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch ⓘ

Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch → alternativeName → Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch