Liuzu Tanjing

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Buddhist sutra-like text Chan Buddhist scripture Chinese Buddhist classic Zen Buddhist scripture religious text

Liuzu Tanjing is a foundational Chan (Zen) Buddhist scripture traditionally attributed to the Sixth Patriarch Huineng, presenting his teachings on sudden enlightenment and mind-nature.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Buddhist sutra-like text ⓘ Chan Buddhist scripture ⓘ Chinese Buddhist classic ⓘ Zen Buddhist scripture ⓘ religious text ⓘ
associatedWith	Huineng NERFINISHED ⓘ
canonicalStatus	important text in Chan tradition ⓘ
contains	autobiographical account of Huineng ⓘ dialogues between Huineng and disciples ⓘ gatha verses ⓘ record of Huineng’s sermons ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	China ⓘ
culturalContext	Tang dynasty China NERFINISHED ⓘ
describes	teachings of Huineng ⓘ
genre	biographical narrative ⓘ doctrinal exposition ⓘ sermon record ⓘ
hasTitle	Liuzu Tanjing ⓘ Platform Sutra NERFINISHED ⓘ Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasVersion	Dunhuang version ⓘ later expanded editions ⓘ
influenced	East Asian Zen Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese Zen ⓘ Korean Seon NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnamese Thiền NERFINISHED ⓘ
keyConcept	no-form (wuxiang) ⓘ no-thought (wunian) ⓘ non-attachment (wuzhu) ⓘ original mind ⓘ sudden vs gradual enlightenment ⓘ
language	Classical Chinese ⓘ
mainTheme	Buddha-nature ⓘ direct realization ⓘ emptiness ⓘ mind-nature ⓘ non-duality ⓘ non-reliance on written words ⓘ practice in everyday life ⓘ sudden enlightenment ⓘ
preservedIn	Dunhuang manuscripts NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Buddhism ⓘ
religiousBranch	Chan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ Zen Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
studiedBy	Buddhist scholars ⓘ Chan monks NERFINISHED ⓘ Zen practitioners ⓘ
subjectOf	historical authenticity debates ⓘ textual criticism ⓘ
traditionalAuthor	Huineng NERFINISHED ⓘ

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