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The Sixth Patriarch Leaves Home
After receiving the Dharma and taking leave of the Fifth Patriarch, the Sixth Patriarch came upon Master Yinzong at Faxing Temple. One evening, as the wind stirred the banners at the gate, he heard two monks arguing—one said the wind mov...
ReadOnly the Drinker Knows If the Water Is Warm or Cold
The Sixth Patriarch, Master Huineng, received the robe and bowl along with the mind seal from the Fifth Patriarch at Huangmei, and immediately set off into the distant hills. But word leaked out, and a Chan practitioner named Huiming set...
ReadThe Sixth Patriarch’s Spiritual Powers Convert Huiming
Master Daoming of Mount Meng in Yuanzhou (Yuanzhou’s prefectural seat is present-day Yichun, Jiangxi) was a dharma heir of the Sixth Patriarch, Master Huineng. He was born with the name Huiming, but changed it to Daoming to avoid using t...
ReadThe Six Teachers Debate the Way
One day, the bhikkhus at Jetavana Monastery were heading into the city on their usual alms round. It was still early, well before midday, so they sat down to rest in the hall of a non-Buddhist sect. Inside, the sectarians were locked in ...
ReadProfessor Lin Chong'an: A Study of Vedanānupassanā (Contemplation of Feelings)
Lin Chong'an (1996)
ReadMaster Yin Hai: An Overview of the Laṅkāvatāra Sūtra
An Overview of the Laṅkāvatāra Sūtra
ReadProfessor Lin Chong'an: "The Path to Buddhahood in the Āgama Sūtras"
Selected Essays on Buddhist Studies
ReadProfessor Lin Chong-an: The Core Teachings of the *Dīrgha Āgama* and the *Dīgha Nikāya*
Selected Buddhist Studies Essays
ReadMaster Yin Hai: Huayan Studies (Authored by Kamegawa Kyōshin, Translated by Master Yin Hai)
Huayan Studies
ReadProfessor Lin Chong'an: The [Three Trainings · Fixed Formula] in the Dīrgha Āgama
Lin Chong'an
ReadVenerable Gangxiao: Appendix: The Palm Treatise
The Palm Treatise
ReadGeshu: Right Faith in Early Buddhism and the Western Popularity of "Feng Shui"
At the very root of Buddhism—the era of Early Buddhism, when the Buddha Śākyamuni walked the earth and his first disciples carried forward his teachings—"right faith" (正信) was never a matter of blind worship or superstitious attachment. ...
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