Red Pine has a wonderfully readable translation of the Platform Sutra. It is poetic, fresh, and funny.
On Jan 11, 2012 8:04 AM, "覺妙精明" <[email protected]> wrote: Hi Amy, The first phase of Buddha's teaching is called Small Vehicle, then the Big Vehicle and then the Supreme Vehicle. He taught for 49 years with lots of recorded sutras. It is difficult to discuss or study them all within a reasonable amount of time. This forum is a Zen forum. Zen was the teaching of the last period of Buddha. It was carried by Bodhidharma into China, called "Chan" in Chinese and later into Japan, pronounce Zen. If it is this period of teaching interested you, then I would recommend that you study the source of the patriarchs throughout the Chan lineage. First Patriarch - Bodhidharma - "Blood Line Discussion" (Literal translation from Chinese. Not sure of English) Third Patriarch - "Hsin Hsin Ming" Six Patriarch - Hui Neng - "Platform Sutra" as well as the two sutra's from Buddha which were popular in the Chan school. The Heart Sutra The Diamond Sutra These are highly recommended for all serious Chan Buddhists. Bon Voyage, JM On 1/11/2012 5:41 AM, Amy Lemmon wrote: > > > Chris - thanks for the book ideas, I am going to lo... Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it t...
