Platform Sutra
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The Platform Sutra is a foundational Chan (Zen) Buddhist text presenting the teachings and life of the Sixth Patriarch Huineng, emphasizing sudden enlightenment and the direct realization of one's true nature.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist scripture
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Chan Buddhist text ⓘ Zen Buddhist text ⓘ religious biography ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Nanhua Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithFigure |
Shenhui
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Shenxiu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithSchool | Southern School of Chan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | important text in Chan canon ⓘ |
| centersOn | teachings of the Sixth Patriarch ⓘ |
| compiledIn | Tang dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | gradual enlightenment ⓘ |
| emphasizesDoctrine |
direct realization of one’s true nature
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emptiness ⓘ no-form (wuxiang) ⓘ no-thought (wunian) ⓘ non-abiding (wuzhu) ⓘ non-duality ⓘ sudden enlightenment ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Liuzu Tanjing
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Platform Scripture NERFINISHED ⓘ Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLaterRedaction | expanded Song dynasty editions ⓘ |
| hasManuscriptWitness | Dunhuang manuscript version NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesEvent |
Huineng’s enlightenment experience
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Huineng’s final instructions ⓘ Huineng’s public ordination ⓘ flight to the South ⓘ transmission of the robe and bowl ⓘ |
| includesGenre |
dialogues
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gāthās (verses) ⓘ sermons ⓘ |
| influencedTradition |
Chinese Chan Buddhism
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Japanese Zen Buddhism ⓘ Korean Seon Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnamese Thiền Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
Buddha-nature
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formless precepts ⓘ formless repentance ⓘ meditation and wisdom as one ⓘ non-attachment ⓘ original mind ⓘ prajñā (wisdom) ⓘ self-nature ⓘ |
| languageOfOriginal | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | autobiographical discourse ⓘ |
| primarySubject | Huineng NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
Buddhist monastics
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Buddhist scholars ⓘ Zen practitioners ⓘ |
| subtradition |
Chan Buddhism
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Zen Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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