Platform Sutra
Buddhist scripture that was composed in China. It is one of the seminal texts in the Chan/Zen schools. Centered on the discourse given at Shao Zhou temple attributed to the sixth Chan patriarch, Huineng. Some modern scholars seriously doubt the historicity of the claim that someone named Huineng wrote the text, but this does nothing to diminish the fact of its widespread influence. The key topics of the discourse are sudden enlightenment, the direct perception of one's true nature, and the unity in essence of śīla, dhyāna and prajñā. The
