liù​zǔ​dà​shī​fǎ​bǎo​tán​jīng

Platform Sutra

  1. Sixth Patriarch
    The sixth individual leader in a lineage of Chinese Buddhism, most notably 慧能 huì​néng of the Southern School or 神秀 shén​xiù of the Northern School
  2. Great Master
    an honorific title for a Buddhist monk or high-ranking priest; also one of the ten titles of the Buddha
  3. Buddhist teachings
    The core teachings of Buddhism, one of the Three Jewels 三宝 sān​bǎo; also refers to a monk's ritual objects like staves or robes.
  4. Platform Sutra
    Buddhist scripture that records the teachings and life of Huineng, the Sixth Patriarch of Chan Buddhism