
Three Zen Sutras
The Heart Sutra, The Diamond Sutra, and The Platform Sutra
Red Pine(Author)
Counterpoint (Publisher)
Published on 28. September 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-1-64009-494-9 (ISBN)
Description
"The three most venerated sutras of Zen in a true pocket-sized edition. The Heart Sutra, introducing the Prajnaparamita teaching of emptiness; the Diamond Sutra, introducing the bodhisattva path followed by the Buddha; and the Platform Sutra, introducing the teaching of Zen that students have been putting into practice for the past 1,300 years. In addition to new translations of all three texts, Red Pine has included an introduction that ties all three together and just enough footnotes to explain what needs explaining but not enough to get in the way"--
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Language
English
Place of publication
Berkeley
United States
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Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 151 mm
Width: 103 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
150 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-64009-494-9 (9781640094949)
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09/2021
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Person
RED PINE (Bill Porter) was born in Los Angeles in 1943 and attended graduate school at Columbia University. An acclaimed translator, his published works include three major Buddhist texts: The Platform Sutra, The Diamond Sutra, and The Heart Sutra. He is also the author of Zen Baggage, Road to Heaven: Encounters with Chinese Hermits. Red Pine has lived in Taiwan and Hong Kong, and has traveled extensively in China, visiting Zen temples and seeking out hermits. He lives in Port Townsend, Washington.