Sixth Patriarch Talks
Dajian Huineng (traditional Chinese: 大鑒惠能; pinyin: Dàjiàn Huìnéng; Wade–Giles: Ta⁴-chien⁴ Hui⁴-nêng²; Japanese: Daikan Enō; Korean: Daegam Hyeneung; February 27, 638 – August 28, 713), also commonly known as the Sixth Patriarch or Sixth Ancestor of Chan (traditional Chinese: 禪宗六祖), is a semi-legendary but central figure in the early history of Chinese Chan Buddhism. According to tradition he was an uneducated layman who suddenly attained awakening upon hearing the Diamond Sutra. Despite his lack of formal training, he demonstrated his understanding to the fifth patriarch, Daman Hongren, who then supposedly chose Huineng as his true successor instead of his publicly known selection of Yuquan Shenxiu.
Twentieth century scholarship revealed that the story of Huineng's Buddhist career was likely invented by the monk Heze Shenhui, who claimed to be one of Huineng's disciples and was highly critical of Shenxiu's teaching.
Huineng is regarded as the founder of the "Sudden Enlightenment" Southern Chan school of Buddhism, which focuses on an immediate and direct attainment of Buddhist enlightenment. The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch (六祖壇經), which is said to be a record of his teachings, is a highly influential text in the East Asian Buddhist tradition.
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October 21st, 1973, Serial No. 00221 Sixth Patriarch, Perfect Wisdom, Breath, Aspects of Practice, Patience |
Oct 21 1973 |
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October 21st, 1973, Serial No. 00650 Perfect Wisdom, Breath, Sixth Patriarch, Patience, Commitment |
Oct 21 1973 |
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October 20th, 1973, Serial No. 00220 Sixth Patriarch, Abhidharma, Anger, Perfect Wisdom |
Oct 20 1973 |
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October 20th, 1973, Serial No. 00643 Sixth Patriarch, Abhidharma, Anger, Perfect Wisdom, Ego |
Oct 20 1973 |
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October 16th, 1973, Serial No. 00219 Perfect Wisdom, Sixth Patriarch, Paramitas, Daily Life, Letting Go |
Oct 16 1973 |
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May 6th, 1973, Serial No. 00123 Suffering, Pain, Delusion, Samadhi, Sixth Patriarch |
May 06 1973 |
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April 14th, 1973, Serial No. 00118 Practice Period, Sekito Kisen, Don't Know Mind, Sixth Patriarch, Samadhi... |
Apr 14 1973 |
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April 14th, 1973, Serial No. 00293 Practice Period, Sekito Kisen, Samadhi, Sixth Patriarch, Observe |
Apr 14 1973 |
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April 6th, 1973, Serial No. 00114 Sixth Patriarch, Big Mind, Heart Sutra, Ego, Samadhi |
Apr 06 1973 |
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April 6th, 1973, Serial No. 00115 Sixth Patriarch, Big Mind, Samadhi, training, Oneness |
Apr 06 1973 |
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April 6th, 1973, Serial No. 00292 Sixth Patriarch, Big Mind, Ego, Heart Sutra, Samadhi |
Apr 06 1973 |
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April 1st, 1973, Serial No. 00109 Sixth Patriarch, Rinzai, soto, Silence, Zendo |
Apr 01 1973 |
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April 1st, 1973, Serial No. 00322 Sixth Patriarch, Silence, Rinzai, soto, Balance |
Apr 01 1973 |
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February 18th, 1973, Serial No. 00089 Nirvana, Sixth Patriarch, Happiness, Suffering, confusion |
Feb 18 1973 |
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December 18th, 1972, Serial No. 00076 Baso, Vows, Seigen Gyoshi, Love, Sixth Patriarch |
Dec 18 1972 |
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December 12th, 1972, Serial No. 00075 Tozan, Issan, Tozan Ryokai, Sixth Patriarch, Baso |
Dec 12 1972 |
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December 12th, 1972, Serial No. 00319 Tozan, Karma, Baso, Sixth Patriarch, Tozan Ryokai |
Dec 12 1972 |
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December 6th, 1972, Serial No. 00072 Sixth Patriarch, Bowing, Monkey Mind, Shosan, Oneness |
Dec 06 1972 |
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December 5th, 1972, Serial No. 00499, Side B Tozan, Sixth Patriarch, Freedom, Baso, Instruction |
Dec 05 1972 |
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March 4th, 1972, Serial No. 00447 Offering, Right Effort, Heart Sutra, Sixth Patriarch, Buddha Nature |
Mar 04 1972 |
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Universal Practice for Laymen and MonksSerial: SR-00175 Whatever you do is practice; be careful not to practice for the sake of the self. Zazen as a way to find realization and get used to realization. Whether priest or layperson,... Practice, Zazen, Bodhisattva, Dogen, Sixth Patriarch, Buddha Mind, Faith, Truth,... |
Jul 25 1971 Tassajara |
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OLD - Not Sticking to EnlightenmentSerial: 71-02-12-B Sesshin Lecture, Day Seven: Closing Words Sesshin, Sixth Patriarch, |
Feb 12 1971 B City Center |
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Not Sticking to EnlightenmentSerial: SF-05445B ===== Awakening the Archive - Tape #26, by Shundo David Haye ===== It's not completely clear how this talk dropped off the radar, as the tape had been copied and... Sesshin, Sixth Patriarch, Emptiness |
Feb 12 1971 B City Center |
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Do Not Pass Your Days and Nights in VainSerial: SR-00221 Sandokai Lecture XIII: “Don't Spend Your Time in Vain” [This lecture is concerned with the following lines of the Sandokai:... Branching Streams, Sandokai, Sixth Patriarch, Dogen, difficulty, sitting, zen,... |
Jul 06 1970 Tassajara |
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Shosan CeremonySerial: SF-05964 Friday, December 5, 1969 Previously described as intranscribable - now clearer File name: 69-12-05N: untitled level low. [Verbatim transcript not... Ceremony, Shosan, Sixth Patriarch, Big Mind, Letting Go, Separation, Attachment,... |
Dec 05 1969 Tassajara |
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Our Way To Attain LiberationSerial: SF-05087-B Monday Evening, August 18, 1969 Story of the Sixth Patriarch. Practice with everyone else at the monastery, without self-centered ideas. Answering... Sixth Patriarch, Monastic Practice, Japan, Aspects of Practice, Discrimination, Faith... |
Aug 18 1969 Tassajara |
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OLD - Our Way to Attain LiberationSerial: SF-05087B Roshi's Lectures - 2 of them - Aug 18, 69 17/8 side 1(on cassette) - Dan Gourley #5 --------------------------------------- Monday Evening, August 18, 1969... Dogen, Sixth Patriarch, Monastic Practice, |
Aug 18 1969 Tassajara |
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OppositesSixth Patriarch, |
Jun 22 1967 B Los Altos |
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OLD - In the first instruction of ten instructions in Gakudō-yōjin-shūSerial: SR-00089 Reel was wrongly dated - transcript matches 66-12-17-A Discussion of fascicle Shobogeno Gakudo Yojinshu. Way-seeking mind and responding to encountering the... Sesshin, Dogen, Shobogenzo, Sixth Patriarch, training, Birth-and-Death, Instruction,... |
Dec 17 1966 A Sokoji |
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In the first instruction of ten instructions in Gakudō-yōjin-shūSesshin, Dogen, Shobogenzo, Sixth Patriarch, Platform Sutra, training, Instruction,... |
Dec 17 1966 A Sokoji |
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OLD - ShōbōgenzōSerial: SR-00092 Friday, August 19, 1966 Translation and discussion of fascicle Shobogenzo Sokushin Ze Butsu... Sesshin, Sixth Patriarch, Dogen, Shobogenzo, Subject-and-Object, War, Faith, Lay,... |
Aug 19 1966 A Sokoji |
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ShobogenzoSerial: SF-05097-D Sesshin Lecture 1966 Tape #2 Sesshin, Sixth Patriarch, Dogen, Subject-and-Object, Attachment, Buddha Nature,... |
Aug 18 1966 C Sokoji |
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Most Of You Are BeginnersSerial: SF-05124-D One-Day Sesshin Afternoon Lecture Sesshin, Sixth Patriarch, Dogen, Precepts, Precepts, Observe, Beginners, Enemies,... |
Dec 11 1965 A Sokoji |
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It Is A Great Joy To Practice Sesshin With You In This WaySerial: 65-10-16-A October Sesshin Lecture Afternoon Lecture Sesshin, Sixth Patriarch, Dogen, |
Oct 16 1965 A Sokoji |
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I Have Nothing In My MindSerial: SF-05125-B One-Day Sesshin Lecture: 5 PM Sesshin, Sixth Patriarch, Baso, Big Mind, Faith, Fox, Duality, Hate |
Aug 28 1965 B Sokoji |
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OLD - “Wisdom Seeks For Wisdom”Sixth Patriarch, |
Jul 22 1965 Los Altos |
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YYYY.MM.DD-serial.00068 Sixth Patriarch, Manjushri, Transmission, Vimalakirti |
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Unknown Date, Serial 00168, Side B Birth-and-Death, Lotus Sutra, Ordinary Mind, Sixth Patriarch, Platform Sutra, Funeral... |
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Unknown Date, Serial 00239 Duality, Intimacy, Ego, Sixth Patriarch, Subject-and-Object, Non-duality, Four Noble... |
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The Philosophy of NatureSerial: SF-03048A Importance of Space Sixth Patriarch, Silence, Interdependence, Heart Sutra, Emotions, Emptiness, Birth-... |
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Unknown Date, Serial 00216Serial: NC-00216 Archival Photo Sixth Patriarch, Enlightenment, Sutra, Platform Sutra, Buddhism |
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Unknown Date, Serial 00217Serial: NC-00217 Archival Photo Sixth Patriarch, Buddha, Sutra, Platform Sutra, Enlightenment |
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