Three Zen Sutras : The Heart Sutra, The Diamond Sutra, and The Platform Sutra /
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| Author / Creator: | Huineng, 638-713. |
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| Uniform title: | Liuzu da shi fa bao tan jing. English. |
| Edition: | First Counterpoint edition. |
| Imprint: | Berkeley, California : Counterpoint, 2021. ©2021 |
| Description: | 1 online resource (xxii, 199 pages.) |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Counterpoints ; 7 |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12779209 |
| Summary: | A pocket-sized presentation of the 3 most venerated sutras of Zen Buddhism: the Heart Sutra, Diamond Sutra, and Platform Sutra <br> <br> Features easy-to-understand translations and helpful footnotes--all from a legendary practitioner and translator of Buddhist teachings <br> <br> Three classic Buddhist sutras--often linked to form a trio of texts that have been revered and studied for centuries--are now available together in this single volume. Red Pine, whose acclaimed translations these particular Buddhist texts are considered canon, provides a sensitive and assured treatment of the classic triumvirate in a gift-sized volume, perfect for sharing with anyone seeking guidance and peace.<br> <br> * The Heart Sutra offers the Prajnaparamita teaching of emptiness<br> * The Diamond Sutra outlines the bodhisattva path followed by the Buddha.<br> * The Platform Sutra is an autobiography of Hui-neng, the controversial 6th Patriarch of Zen, whose teachings have served as an introduction to Zen for 1,300 years<br> <br> In addition to new translations of all three texts, Red Pine has included an introduction that ties all three together and just enough footnotes to explain what needs explaining but not enough to get in the way. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxii, 199 pages.) |
| ISBN: | 9781640094956 1640094954 9781640094949 1640094946 |
