The Diamond Sutra
and the Sutra of Hui-Neng
Trans. by A.F. Price & Wong Mou-lam. 168 pg., 6" x 9" paperback.
The Diamond Sutra is so named because its teaching is said to be like a
diamond that cuts away all dualistic thought, releasing one from attachment
to objects & bringing one to the further shore of enlightenment. The
Sutra of Hui-neng contains the autobiography of Hui-neng, often regarded
as the true father of the Zen tradition. A poor illiterate woodcutter, he
was said to have attained enlightenment upon hearing a recitation of The
Diamond Sutra. |