The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch
Edition: 6Rev Ed edition
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: October 15, 1978
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 212
ISBN-13: 9780231083614
Subjects: Ancient Western philosophy to c 500; Oriental & Indian philosophy; Religion - World Religions; Religion; Asian - General; General; Religion / General; Manuscripts, Chinese; Zen Buddhism
First sentence: BY THE TIME that the T'ang dynasty had gained control of a unified China in 618, Buddhism was already firmly entrenched on Chinese soil.