Platform Sutra of Zen Sixth Patriarch Study and Discussion (Online, Free)

This is online study for the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch in Chan/Zen. We have gone through it once before. It's a good chance for any one who is interested to study, understand and share understandings and how to apply in our life to reveal great wisdom from our true/Buddha nature.

P lease confirm your attendance by email taozen168@gmail.com with your name and mobile number before the event. We can then contact each other for more details if needed.

You can find text here.https://lighteaching.blogspot.com/2020/10/the-sutra-of-hui-neng.html

Please confirm your attendance by email taozen168@gmail.com with your name and mobile number before the event. We can then contact each other for more details if needed.

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Here is some information about the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch.

Dating back to the eighth century C.E., the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch is a foundational text of Chan/Zen Buddhism that reveals much about the early evolution of Chinese Chan and the ideological origins of Japanese Zen and Korean Son. Purported to be the recorded words of the famed Huineng, who was understood to be the Sixth Patriarch of Chan and the father of all later Chan/Zen Buddhism, the Platform Sutra illuminates fundamental Chan Buddhist principles in an expressive sermon that describes how Huineng overcame great personal and ideological challenges to uphold the exalted lineage of the enlightened Chan patriarchs while realizing the ultimate Buddhist truth of the original, pure nature of all sentient beings.

Huineng seems to reject meditation, the value of good karma, and the worship of the buddhas, conferring instead a set of "formless precepts" on his audience, marked by embedded notes in the text. In his central message, an inherent, perfect buddha nature stands as the original true condition of all sentient beings, which people of all backgrounds can experience for themselves.

The online meeting link will be sent out on the day. Please message me if you RSVP but don't receive the link before the meeting.

Welcome to join us even if you haven't attended previous sessions as the discussion is quite flexible and any topic in previous texts can be discussed if needed.

If you use browser to open meeting URL, remember to allow access to your microphone and camera when asked.

Please mute your microphone if you're not speaking when there are background sounds to prevent them being introduced into the meeting.

Looking forward to see you all in the discussions.