Thanks for the generous offering, Garleon. Always nice to meet someone who's dedicating some time to furthering the Dharma teaching.
What do you think of Taisen Deshimaru's claims that Platform Sutra is a fraud? Read more about it here: http://www.nozt.org/teachings/tdplatform.shtml I have always been curious about Deshimaru's claims (for example, he teaches that every 700 years, a Buddha appears in the world; according to Taisen, he himself is the fourth historical Buddha!) Alex --- Garleon Cheng <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have just finished working on a web site for The > Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch of > Zen. The Platform Sutra is a lesser-known text to > the West. Nonetheless it is a very > important Zen literature. It is the philosophical > groundwork which the whole Zen tradition > is built upon, and so it��s a must-read for all of > you who are interested in Zen. > > This new web version that I have created is designed > specifically for the modern audience. > The original text is long and it��s difficult to > read, and so I have extracted important > passages to make it more accessible and readable. I > have both the Chinese text and the > English translation side by side, so that you can > always go back to the original text. In > addition, the site has a very good introduction to > the Sutra and to Zen ideas in general. So > it does not matter if you are new to Zen. This would > be a good start. And if you are already > familiar with the text, the web version is very good > for meditative purposes. Personally, I > have found it to be very helpful, and I hope you > would enjoy it too. > > Along with the web site, I have created several new > wallpapers for you to download. To > view the web site or to download the wallpapers, > simply click on the link below: > > http://homepage.mac.com/garleon/wisdom/link.htm > > Garleon Cheng > > > > > ===== No karma was produced during the composition of this letter __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 250MB free storage. Do more. Manage less. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250 ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> What would our lives be like without music, dance, and theater? Donate or volunteer in the arts today at Network for Good! http://us.click.yahoo.com/WwRTUD/SOnJAA/i1hLAA/S27xlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Noble Eightfold Path: Right View, Right Intention, Right Speech, Right Action, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, Right Concentration, Right Livelihood Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZenForum/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
