Diamond Sutra, Heart Sutra, Altar Sutra

Chapter 11 Altar Sutra
As the precious classics of Zen Buddhism, the "Six Patriarchs Altar Sutra" (also known as "Altar Sutra") occupies a particularly important position in Chinese Buddhism.It is the only Buddhist text called "jing" written by Chinese monks.Because according to the tradition of Buddhism, only the writings describing the words and teachings of the Buddha Sakyamuni can be called "sutras", and the writings of the Buddha's disciples and later generations of Buddhists can only be called "theory".The words and teachings of Huineng (also known as Huineng) named "Tanjing" show that after the "Six Patriarch Revolution", the reformation of Chinese Buddhism, and also the high status of "Tanjing" in the history of Chinese Buddhism, Huineng Zen Great influence.

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