The Sixth Patriarch Tearing Up a Sutra by Liáng Kǎi rename

• Huineng

  

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  Date of birth:

  638 C.E.

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  Profession:

  • Philosopher

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  Date of death:

  713 C.E.

  Dajian Huìnéng (慧能 or 惠能; Japanese: Daikan Enō; Korean: Hyeneung, 638–713) was a Chinese Chán monastic who is one of the most important figures in the entire tradition. Huineng is the Sixth and Last Patriarch of Chán Buddhism. He is said to have...

• Zen

  

  Zen is a school of Mahāyāna Buddhism, translated from the Chinese word Chán. This word is in turn derived from the Sanskrit dhyāna, which means "meditation" (see etymology below). Zen emphasizes experiential prajñā, particularly as realized in the...

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