Explore the seminal Platform Sutra, with one of the greatest living Zen masters as a guide.
A lodestone of Zen Buddhism, the Platform Sutra presents the life, work, and wisdom of Eno, or Huineng, the fascinating and much-loved seventh-century Sixth Patriarch of Chinese Zen. He was an illiterate woodcutter who famously attained enlightenment after only hearing a single line of the Diamond Sutra, and who went on to decisively upstage senior monks with a poem that demonstrated the depth and clarity of his insight. His example has demonstrated to generations of students and spiritual seekers worldwide that enlightenment is attainable regardless of education or social standing. His exhortations to directly perceive one's true nature, right here and now, still reverberate in contemporary Zen.
Shodo Harada Roshi’s fresh reading of the Platform Sutra offers both the history behind the work and the lived experience of its wisdom. In a plain-English, conversational voice, Shodo Harada brings the sutra to life for his students, discussing and explaining its central points chapter by chapter and illustrating it with his own beautiful calligraphy. This is an essential Buddhist text brought to life.
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Not One Single Thing
A Commentary on the Platform Sutra
- 248 pages
- English
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eBook - ePub
Not One Single Thing
A Commentary on the Platform Sutra
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Topic
Theology & ReligionSubtopic
BuddhismTable of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Calligraphies
- Preface by Jane Shotaku Lago
- Introduction
- 1. Autobiography
- 2. On Prajñā
- 3. Questions and Answers
- 4. Meditation and Wisdom
- 5. Seated Meditation
- 6. On Repentance
- 7. Temperament and Circumstances
- 8. The Sudden School and the Gradual School
- 9. Royal Patronage
- 10. Final Instructions
- Glossary
- Index
- About the Author
- What to Read Next from Wisdom Publications
- About Wisdom Publications
- Copyright
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