The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch – Contents

The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch Cover
The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch Cover

Mandalay Phayagy Temple Image
Mandalay Phayagy Temple Mahamyat Muni

Bodhidharma, First Patriarch Image
BODHIDHARMA, First Patriarch of the Ch’an

Image of The Sixth Patriarch
Image of the Sixth Patriarch at Luyung Temple, Canton

Sutra Spoken by 
The Sixth Patriarch
on the High Seat of
“The Treasure of the Law”

or more popularly known as

The Platform Sutra of
The Sixth Patriarch

also known as

The Sutra of Wei Lang

 

CONTENTS

Preface of the English Translation
Foreword to New Edition
Preface
Translator’s Preface

I.           Autobiography

II.         On Prajna

III.       Questions and Answers

IV.       Samadhi and Prajna

V.         Dhyana

VI.       On Repentance

VII.     Temperament and Circumstances

VIII.   The Sudden School and the Gradual School

IX.      Royal Patronage

X.        His Final Instructions

Appendix by Ling To, the Stupa Keeper