The Sutra of Hui-neng Grand Master of Zen

Hui-neng (638–713) is perhaps the most beloved and respected figure in Zen Buddhism. An illiterate woodcutter who attained enlightenment in a flash he became the Sixth Patriarch of Chinese Zen and is regarded as the founder of the Sudden Enlightenment school. He is the supreme exemplar of the fact that neither education nor social background has any bearing on the attainment of enlightenment. This collection of his talks also known as the Platform or Altar Sutra is the only Zen record of its kin...See More