num_pages: 445
description: Master Hui Neng of Tang Dynasty China (7th century) expounded the doctrine of no-thought and sudden enlightenment through meditation. This book covers such topics as ignorance and enlightenment, different levels of consciousness and ultimate reality. Hui Neng was the sixth Buddhist patriarch in China. He was a successor in the line of Bodhidharma, the first Chinese patriarch and 28th Indian patriarch from Shakyamuni Buddha. The commentary in the book was provided by Tripitaka Master Hsuan Hua, a former instructor at Nan Hua Monastery near Canton, China, the Bodhimanda of the Sixth Patriarch. The English translation of this book was done by the monks and nuns of the Buddhist Text Translation Society, located in California.
language: English
title: The Sixth Patriarch's Dharma Jewel Platform Sutra: with the Commentary of Venerable Master Hsuan Hua
titlecomplete: The Sixth Patriarch's Dharma Jewel Platform Sutra: with the Commentary of Venerable Master Hsuan Hua
genres: Classics, Eastern Philosophy, Mysticism, Zen, Philosophy, Religion, Buddhism, Spirituality, Nonfiction, China
ratings_count: 742
publisher: Buddhist Text Translation Society (BTTS)