The Rabbit’s Horn
A Commentary on the Platform Sutra
Written by Venerable Master Hsing Yun
331 pages, 5.5 x 8.75, hardcover
ISBN: 978-1-932293-43-2
Price:$27.95
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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.
Contents:
- Introduction
- Chapter I: The Circumstances of My Awakening
- Chapter II: Prajna
- Chapter III: Resolving the Unresolved
- Chapter IV: Meditative Concentration and Wisdom
- Chapter V: Sitting Meditation
- Chapter VII: Repentance and Reformation
- Chapter VI: Opportunities and Conditions
- Chapter VIII: Sudden and Gradual
- Chapter IX: Dharma Protector
- Chapter X: Final Instructions
Appendices:
The Life of Venerable Master Huineng
Temples and Locations
Lineage Chart of the Chan Patriarchs
The Five Houses and the Seven Schools