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Platform Sutra

The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch (Chinese: 六祖壇經; pinyin: Liùzǔ Tánjīng or simply 壇經; Tánjīng) is a Chan Buddhist scripture that was composed in China during the 8th to 13th century. The "platform" (施法壇) refers to the podium on which a Buddhist teacher speaks. It is a repository of early Chan teachings, centering on the notion of the…

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related to history · 16
Platform Sutra → Dafan Temple, Delivered, Dharma, Fa-hai, Fahai, Formlessness, Huineng, Precepts, Shao Prefecture, Sixth Patriarch Huineng, Southern School's Sudden Doctrine, Supreme Mahayana Great Perfection, The Dunhuang, The Platform Sutra, Though, Wisdom
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Platform Sutra → Alan Cole's Fetishizing Tradition, Buddhist, Christian Narratives, Desire, For, Platform Sutra's, Reinvention, SUNY Press
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Platform Sutra → The Platform Sutra

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