Hueng (February 27, 638 – August 28, 713), also commonly known as the Sixth Patriarch Hueng also known for being the founder of sudden enlightenment. South Zen school buddhism. Reaching direct attainment of awakening. His teaching is the Platform Sutra of the 6th patriarch and influenced many texts in east asian buddhism. Primarily the platform sutra and the source of The Transmission of the Lamp were works and biographies written by Hueng. Based on an historic person. The narrative about that persons religious developement taking place in the century after his lifetime. What is the Platform Sutra, lectures with disciples. However, it has been pieced together over a longer period of time. Revised, before its final draft. The platform sutra cites and explains many buddhist scriptures among them lotus diamond sutra and others listed. His autobiography is the Platform Sutra. Moving with his mother to Nanhai after his fathers death he lived in poverty and that is when he once met a man who...
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