One Practice Samadhi

This teaching has been passed down by the ancients. It isn’t something I discovered by myself. But if you wish to hear this teaching of the ancients, you must listen with pure minds. And if you wish to get rid of your delusions, you should understand it as past generations have.

Sutras always refer to the words of the Buddha himself, and yet, the Platform Sutra is the only teaching called a sutra and is ascribed to one of the most famous Zen patriarchs, Hui-neng. What is it about this manuscript found in the Tunhuang caves that merits this?

The Daily Zen Teisho
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One Practice Samadhi
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