THE RABBIT'S HORN: A Commentary on the Platform Sutra

Yun, Hsing

ISBN 10: 1932293434 / ISBN 13: 9781932293432

Published by Buddha's Light, Hacienda Heights, 2010

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331 pages. Hard bound in very good condition.

Seller Inventory # 21870

Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE RABBIT'S HORN: A Commentary on the Platform Sutra
• Publisher: Buddha's Light, Hacienda Heights
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1932293434
• ISBN 13: 9781932293432
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First edition.
• Seller catalogs:
  • Buddhism

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Synopsis

The Rabbit s Horn is a new English translation and commentary on the Platform Sutra, one of the foundational texts of the meditation (chan) school of Buddhism, and contains the teachings and life story of Venerable Master Huineng. Born in the seventh century to a poor family and raised in the backwoods of southern China, Huineng became the Sixth Patriarch of the Chan School and exerted a remarkable influence on the history of Buddhism. A polarizing force in his own time, Huineng emphasized looking past even the rabbit s horn of textual knowledge to look within and understand one s true nature and the potential for sudden awakening.

About the Author

Venerable Master Hsing Yun has been a Buddhist monk for over seventy years and has spent his life working to promote Humanistic Buddhism. He is the founder of the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Order, which has branch temples throughout Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Americas. He is the author of many works including For All Living Beings and Being Good: Buddhist Ethics for Everyday Life.