The platform sutra : the Zen teaching of Hui-neng PDF
Preview The platform sutra : the Zen teaching of Hui-neng
U.S. $16.95 Eastern Religion The Platform Sutra occupies a central place in Zen (Ch’an) Buddhist translation and instruction for students and spiritual seekers worldwide. It is often linked with commentary by the platform sutra The Heart Sutra and The Diamond Sutra to form a trio of texts that have been RED revered and studied for centuries. However, unlike the other sutras, which transcribe the teachings of the Buddha himself, The Platform Sutra presents the PINE life and work of Hui-neng, the controversial sixth patriarch of Zen, and his the zen teaching of hui-neng understanding of the fundamentals of a spiritual and practical life. Hui-neng’s instruction still matters—the seventh-century school of Direct Awakening that he founded flourishes today, continuing to influence the Rinzai and Soto schools of contemporary Zen. Red Pine offers a sensitive tt and straightforward translation of this vital Buddhist text. His remarkable hh insight and commentary provide a guiding hand for seekers and students alike in their spiritual quest. ee pp Praise for Red Pine ll aa “ Those familiar with Red Pine’s work will be delighted to find his tt signature balance of precision and poetic beauty.” —Buddhadharma ff oo “ Transmitted in prose, the Sutra here is imbued with its original poetic resonance, a tribute to Red Pine’s own commitment to the muse and rr dharma respectively . . . Here then, at last, is a contemporary translation mm of Buddhism’s definitive Big Meditation and what an immensely readable treasure this book is!” —Shambhala Sun on The Diamond Sutra ss uu Red Pine, author of Road to Heaven: Encounters with Chinese Hermits, is one of the world’s most respected translators of Chinese literature, bringing into tt English several of China’s central religious and literary texts including The rr Diamond Sutra, Tao Te Ching, Guide to Capturing a Plum Blossom, The Zen Works of aa Stonehouse, and Collected Songs of Cold Mountain. He is a frequent visitor to China and has spent many years living in Taiwan and Hong Kong. He lives in Port the zen Townsend, Washington. teaching of hui-neng ISBN (10) 1-59376-177-5 translation and commentary IISSBBNN ( 9137)8 9-718--519-53973676-1-17777--66 cover design by gopa & ted2, inc RED PINE counterpoint by www.counterpointpress.com counterpoint distributed by publishers group west The Platform Sutra Also translated and with commentary by Red Pine Lao-tzu’s Taoteching The Diamond Sutra The Heart Sutra The Platform Sutra the zen teaching of hui-neng Translation and Commentary by Red Pine counterpoint berkeley Copyright © 2006 by Red Pine. All rights reserved under International and Pan- American Copyright Conventions. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Huineng, 638–713. [Liuzu da shi fa bao tan jing. English] The platform sutra : the Zen teaching of Hui-neng / translation and commentary by Red Pine. p. cm. Hardcover: ISBN-10: 1-59376-086-8, ISBN-13: 978-1-59376-086-1 Paperback: ISBN-10: 1-59376-177-5, ISBN-13: 978-1-59376-177-6 1. Zen Buddhism—Early works to 1800. I. Red Pine, 1943– II. Title. BQ9299.H854L613 2007 294.3’927—dc22 2006030087 Interior and cover design by Gopa & Ted2 Printed in the United States of America counterpoint 2117 Fourth Street Suite D Berkeley, CA 94710 www.counterpointpress.com Distributed by Publishers Group West 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Contents The Platform Sutra 1 Introduction 53 The Platform Sutra with Commentary 63 Appendix I. Additional Text 277 II. Finding List 297 III. Names, Terms, Texts, and Places with Chinese equivalents 298 IV. The Platform Sutra— Tunhuang Museum Text 320 The Platform Sutra The Mahaprajnaparamita Sutra of the Direct Teaching of the Southern School of the Supreme Mahayana, The Platform Sutra Delivered at Tafan Temple in Shaochou by the Sixth Patriarch, Mas- ter Hui-neng, in one volume, compiled and recorded by Fa-hai, re- cipient of the Formless Precepts and advocate of the Dharma. 1. Master Hui-neng took his seat in the lecture hall of Tafan Temple to expound the teaching of Mahaprajnaparamita and to transmit the Formless Precepts. Seated below him on that occasion were more than ten thousand monks, nuns, and laypeople, along with Magis- trate Wei Ch’u of Shaochou and more than thirty officials and thirty scholars. Together they asked the Master to explain the teaching of Mahaprajnaparamita. The magistrate then instructed the Master’s disciple Fa-hai to make a record to pass down to future generations so that students of the Way who carry on its guiding principle and who transmit it to others might have this testament as their authority. 2. When he spoke this Platform Sutra, Master Hui-neng said, “Good friends, purify your minds by reciting the teaching of Mahaprajna- paramita.” Then the Master stopped speaking, while he purified his own mind. After a long time, he spoke again, “Good friends, please listen. My kind-hearted father was originally from Fanyang. But he was
The list of books you might like
