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|||GET||| the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 2Nd Edition THE PLATFORM SUTRA OF THE SIXTH PATRIARCH 2ND EDITION DOWNLOAD FREE Philip B Yampolsky | 9780231083614 | | | | | The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch Therefore, this garment is passed down as a form of faith, and it is passed on from generation to generation. No historical references can be found. The Second Patriarch was forty years old when he left Bodhidharma. Retrieved Even after establishing his Dharma platform at Nan Hua Temple, followers of other religions tried to kill him, and so the Great Master hid inside a big rock. The Fifth Patriarch had announced that in order to obtain the Dharma, one must compose a verse. I cannot take his head to the Emperor. He then returned to his mother's grave and built a five by eight hut out of five inch sorghum stalks which kept out the wind and rain but actually set up a little distinction between inside and outside. Most Americans are intelligent, but there are some whose intelligence surpasses himself. The false is without location; it is the concentration that The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 2nd edition false. Now, in America, it is just the same. Some Buddhist tantric people in the The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 2nd edition Dynasty even The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 2nd edition the method of double cultivation on the grounds of Huanxi Zen, openly soliciting women for their adultery, and some people used the "Termzang tantra" to make the people offer wine, named for the nectar, for women. When I arrived I found it exactly as he had said. This kind of insight makes it impossible to find the supreme bodhi. The Great Master handed his sitting cloth to Ch'en Ya Hsien, who said, "If you only want that large peace of land, fine. I am determined to end birth and death. Whether he was twenty-two or twenty-four is not really important. He danced on top of the water, splashing it everywhere in waves which were ten feet, twenty feet, and even thirty feet high. The Fourth Patriarch's realm of accomplishment was inconceivable. Later the master filled in the pond with earth and stones. He looked at the place where conditions come together. Consequently, you should know how you were born. Besides that everyday you must thresh the rice. To elucidate them, commentaries are often added by the translators. It is like a rule, a model, or a pattern. The fifth ancestor returned, and I won't go to the church for a few days. Do-it-yourself enlightenment. Both are thought to be based on an edition from about While he hid there, the tigers, wolves, leopards, and other fierce animals all disappeared. This is a well-written, cutting-edge scholarly research on Chinese Chan and the Platform Sutra. Now in the West perhaps someone will hear, "One should produce that thought which is nowhere supported" and, understanding the principle, become enlightened. Traditions Dharma transmission Zen lineage charts Zen ranks and hierarchy Zen organisation and institutions Zen Narratives. It is essential to leave afflictions behind. Though his introduction is not part of the The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 2nd edition proper, I will explain it to you, because it narrates some important events in the life of the Great Master. If you are delinquent, there is boundless and boundless sin. Download as PDF Printable version. It serves as tangible and public certification of the transmission of the mind-to-mind seal from the Venerable Yun to the Master, which took place during their initial meeting in You must go quickly, lest people hurt you. The commentary is priceless. After the Sixth Patriarch left Hung mei, he had no safe place to live. What do you think happened? He followed the water and looked in the four directions. This Bhikshu is very strange; he is hardly human. He got down from his Dharma seat and escorted the Sixth Patriarch to his room for a chat. Patriarchs are not afraid of suffering. Thus the Master became the 45th generation in a line descending from Shakyamuni Buddha, the nineteenth generation in china for Bodhidharma, and The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 2nd edition ninth generation of the Wei-yang lineage. But in this life it wasn't you or me so there is no need to worry about breaking precepts in this case. Deluded people do not realize that this is wrong, cling to this doctrine,and become confused. If you trace these three sources and carefully strip away the dross that is not in line with the times, the great wisdom of the sages will be truly impressive. The Four Heavenly Kings 1 appeared and stood in each of he four directions. Observing this auspicious sign, the master went there to dwell, changing its inauspicious name, "Broken Head," to "Double Peak" Mountain. He immediately bowed to the Great Master. The disciples were afraid, but the Patriarch scolded him, saying, "Hah! Teach me a way To escape from this cage. Enlarge cover. Perhaps he came to America. Very detailed commentary. In response to Bodhidharma's question, he reddened The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 2nd edition anger and raged like a tidal wave smashing a mountain. King yama bows to him everyday. This canonical version, apparently based on the Qisong edition, is about a third longer than the Mogao Caves version, and structured differently. If you see it, it is the nature of The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 2nd edition supreme bodhi. The Master roamed within these boundaries, and at places where the scenes of nature were fine he stopped to rest. It is not advisable to say that the Dharma is difficult to rise. This is not freedom, it is just confusion. Suddenly he wasn't there. The Sixth Patriarch often stopped to rest where the landscapes were especially beautiful. Gunabhadra means "a worthy of merit and virtue. As soon as the Sixth Patriarch made arrangements for his mothers welfare, he left. I will do it tomorrow instead,' and then the next day saying, 'Not today either, perhaps tomorrow Our own buddha nature. Meditation is the essence of wisdom, and wisdom is the function of meditation. Hearing of the master's great virtue, in the seventeenth year of the Chen Kuan Reign of the T'ang dynasty A. If one is to concentrate on the mind, then the mind [involved] is fundamentally false. I read this in anticipation to traveling in the area where the manuscript had been discovered - in the Mogao Caves of Dunhuang, northwestern China along the ancient Silk Road. Prajna second 3. When the dragon heard the Sixth Patriarch dare him to manifest a small body, he disappeared. This material is chiefly of interest to scholars, not practitioners. At the time, a beam of light ascended into space and a strange fragrance filled the room. Martin Verhoeven and Rev. The dragon suddenly disappeared, but he returned an instant later in a small body, skipping about on the surface of the pond. This article includes content from Platform Sutra on Wikipedia view authors. The inside, the outside, You must clean it all. This is probably the so-called talent. Wherever the Sutra is transmitted, the Orthodox Dharma may be found right in that place, causing living beings quickly to accomplish Buddhahood; such is the importance of this new translation. Master Hui Neng hiked into the mountains and The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 2nd edition wood, returned and sols it in the market place, using the money to buy rice for his mother and himself. I need only act dead. Looking in, everybody saw the body of the Fourth Patriarch still sitting in full lotus, appearing the same as he had alive. Can I submit it? If someone speaks of 'viewing the mind', then I would say that the 'mind' is of The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 2nd edition delusion, and as delusions are just like fantasies, there is nothing to be seen. This the main objective of this translation. Isn't the prestige of the five ancestors stable? If you understand the mind and see your own nature, then everything is easy. His calm, quiet manner indicated that he realized a state of peace. They were like the Fourth Patriarch who, by merely opening his eyes, caused everyone to tremble in fright. Now, go to work with the others. The body is a Bodhi tree, The mind like a bright mirror stand. Therefore, when leaving home, receiving precepts is especially important. I hold a lamp book and write it on the wall of the south corridor, and show what I see. The dragon was so big that you could only see the dragon; you couldn't see the pond at all. Bodhidharma neither moved nor spoke. Buddhist Text Translation Society The remaining seven certifiers sit on either side. The ancestor ordered to board the boat, and the fifth ancestor shook the scull. The master's awareness of death came at eleven years old when he saw a lifeless infant. It is nothing but useless trash! When one has no ignorance, The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 2nd edition may attain to a state without outflows and enter the white yang realm. I will now teach you how to preach the Dharma without losing the fundamental doctrine. 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