]> 2026-10-16T05:13:10-04:00 People/Huineng 0 en Dajian Huineng (traditional Chinese: 大鑒惠能; pinyin: Dàjiàn Huìnéng; Wade–Giles: Ta-chien; Japanese: Daikan Enō; Korean: 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. ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huineng Source Accessed July 14, 2021]) false false false Person false false false false People File:Huineng.jpg https://commons.tsadra.org/images/1/14/Huineng.jpg true true File:Huineng.jpg File:Huineng.jpg Huineng;大鑒惠能;Dàjiàn Huìnéng;Huineng false 大鑒惠能 Huineng Dàjiàn Huìnéng Huineng.jpg Huineng 大鑒惠能 Dàjiàn Huìnéng Chinese Buddhist Teachers Huineng Classical Dajian Huineng (traditional Chinese: 大鑒惠能; pinyin: Dàjiàn Huìnéng; Wade–Giles: Ta-chien; Japanese: Daikan Enō; Korean: 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. ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huineng Source Accessed July 14, 2021]) Huineng;;;Huineng;;; ; ; 638 713 2021-07-14T20:43:55Z 2459410.363831 2021-07-14T23:38:38Z 2459410.485162 false People/Huineng 0 0 template commons 1 [[:Huineng]] People/Huineng# QUERY379027933815a0dddb2d380af73d23d6 0 200 1 template 13 <q>[[BuNayAuthor::Huineng]] [[BuNayPageType::!Person]] OR [[People::Huineng||People/Huineng]] [[BuNayPageType::!Person]] OR [[Performer::People/Huineng]] [[BuNayPageType::!Person]]</q> People/Huineng# QUERY800beafb7e6abf0e1e711f6c47dbd4a2 0 200 1 template 3 [[Category:Library Items]] [[BuNayTopicTags::People/Huineng]] People/Huineng# QUERYceb56bf7703beaf8681504adf2845d28 Books/The Platform Sutra (Red Pine) 0 en The Platform Sutra (Red Pine) Books/The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch (McRae) 0 en The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch (McRae) Books/The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch (Yampolsky) 0 en The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch (Yampolsky) Media/Rev. Kokyo Henkel: On the Various Early Influences on the Formation of the Zen Tradition 0 en Rev. Kokyo Henkel: On the Various Early Influences on the Formation of the Zen Tradition Huineng 0 en Huineng BuNayTopicTags 102 en BuNayTopicTags PeopleMentioned 102 en PeopleMentioned REDI 102 en REDI