六祖壇經 liùzǔtánjīng Platform Sutra Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 六祖 liùzǔ Sixth Patriarch The sixth individual leader in a lineage of Chinese Buddhism, most notably 慧能 huìnéng of the Southern School or 神秀 shénxiù of the Northern School坛经 壇經 tánjīng Platform Sutra Buddhist scripture that records the teachings and life of Huineng, the Sixth Patriarch of Chan Buddhism