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Platform Sutra Of The Sixth Patriarch
Yampolsky
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Description for Platform Sutra Of The Sixth Patriarch
Paperback. Translator(s): Yampolsky, P.H. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 212 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 358.
The Platform Sutra records the teachings of Hui-neng, the Sixth Patriarch, who is revered as one of the two great figures in the founding of Ch'an (Zen) Buddhism. This translation is the definitive English version of the eighth-century Ch'an classic. Phillip B. Yampolsky has based his translation on the Tun-huang manuscript, the earliest extant version of the work. A critical edition of the Chinese text is given at the end of the volume. Dr. Yampolsky also furnishes a lengthy and detailed historical introduction which contains much information hitherto unavailable even to scholars, and provides the context essential to ... Read more
The Platform Sutra records the teachings of Hui-neng, the Sixth Patriarch, who is revered as one of the two great figures in the founding of Ch'an (Zen) Buddhism. This translation is the definitive English version of the eighth-century Ch'an classic. Phillip B. Yampolsky has based his translation on the Tun-huang manuscript, the earliest extant version of the work. A critical edition of the Chinese text is given at the end of the volume. Dr. Yampolsky also furnishes a lengthy and detailed historical introduction which contains much information hitherto unavailable even to scholars, and provides the context essential to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1978
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
Series
Translations from the Asian Classics
Number of Pages
212
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231083614
SKU
V9780231083614
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99-15
About Yampolsky
Phillip B. Yampolsky was Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Columbia University until his death in 1996.
Reviews for Platform Sutra Of The Sixth Patriarch
(This) translation of one of the most famous of all Chinese Ch'an texts is certainly the best rendition so far. Without sacrificing scholarly accuracy, Yampolsky has produced a lucid and idiomatic translation which even the layman can enjoy. Books Abroad Remarkable... Dr. Yampolsky's study is characterized by a clarity of presentation and a thoroughness of exploration of Chinese and Japanese ... Read more