Readings of the Platform Sutra

Book Overview

The Platform Sutra comprises a wide range of important Chan/Zen Buddhist teachings. Purported to contain the autobiography and sermons of Huineng (638-713), the legendary Sixth Patriarch of Chan, the sutra has been popular among monastics and the educated elite for centuries. The first study of its kind in English, this volume offers essays that introduce the history and ideas of the sutra to a general audience and interpret its practices...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231158211
• ISBN13: 9780231158213
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.1"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher