Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch

E277435

Buddhist sutra Chan Buddhist scripture religious text

The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch is a foundational Chan Buddhist scripture attributed to Huineng that expounds the doctrine of sudden enlightenment and the nature of mind.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch canonical	3
Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch	1
Treatise on the Essentials of Cultivating the Mind	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2563066 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch
Context triple: [Chan Buddhism, textualCollection, Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch]

A. Book of the Eight Tones
The Book of the Eight Tones is a liturgical hymn book used in Eastern Christian worship that organizes chants according to eight musical modes.
B. Tripitaka
Tripitaka is the traditional Buddhist canon, comprising three collections of teachings that form the foundational scriptures of the Buddhist religion.
C. Turning of the Wheel of Dharma
Turning of the Wheel of Dharma refers to the Buddha’s first sermon at Sarnath, which inaugurated the formal teaching of Buddhism and set in motion the core doctrines of the Dharma.
D. Fourteen anathemas against the Three Chapters
Fourteen anathemas against the Three Chapters is a set of doctrinal condemnations issued by the Second Council of Constantinople in 553 to resolve Christological controversies and further define orthodox Christian teaching.
E. Father of All Monks
Father of All Monks is an honorific title given to Anthony the Great, recognizing him as a pioneering founder and model of Christian monasticism.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch
Target entity description: The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch is a foundational Chan Buddhist scripture attributed to Huineng that expounds the doctrine of sudden enlightenment and the nature of mind.

A. Book of the Eight Tones
The Book of the Eight Tones is a liturgical hymn book used in Eastern Christian worship that organizes chants according to eight musical modes.
B. Tripitaka
Tripitaka is the traditional Buddhist canon, comprising three collections of teachings that form the foundational scriptures of the Buddhist religion.
C. Turning of the Wheel of Dharma
Turning of the Wheel of Dharma refers to the Buddha’s first sermon at Sarnath, which inaugurated the formal teaching of Buddhism and set in motion the core doctrines of the Dharma.
D. Fourteen anathemas against the Three Chapters
Fourteen anathemas against the Three Chapters is a set of doctrinal condemnations issued by the Second Council of Constantinople in 553 to resolve Christological controversies and further define orthodox Christian teaching.
E. Father of All Monks
Father of All Monks is an honorific title given to Anthony the Great, recognizing him as a pioneering founder and model of Christian monasticism.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Buddhist sutra ⓘ Chan Buddhist scripture ⓘ religious text ⓘ
alternativeName	Liuzu Tanjing ⓘ Platform Sutra ⓘ Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch ⓘ linked to: Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch
associatedWith	Guangxiao Temple ⓘ Nanhua Temple ⓘ Sixth Patriarch of Chan ⓘ linked to: Sixth Patriarch of Chan Buddhism Southern School of Chan ⓘ
attributedTo	Huineng ⓘ
centralFigure	Huineng ⓘ
contains	Huineng’s autobiography ⓘ account of the robe and bowl transmission ⓘ commentary on the Diamond Sutra ⓘ discussion of the prajñā (wisdom) teaching ⓘ exposition of formless repentance ⓘ instructions on meditation ⓘ
coreDoctrine	direct realization of mind ⓘ formless precepts ⓘ no-form ⓘ no-thought ⓘ non-abiding ⓘ non-reliance on written words ⓘ sudden enlightenment ⓘ
emphasizes	direct insight over ritual ⓘ equality of sudden enlightenment for all beings ⓘ lay practice as valid path ⓘ
form	recorded teachings ⓘ
genre	autobiographical discourse ⓘ sermon ⓘ
geographicOrigin	China ⓘ
influenced	Chinese Chan Buddhism ⓘ linked to: Chan Buddhism Japanese Zen Buddhism ⓘ Korean Seon Buddhism ⓘ linked to: Korean Buddhism Vietnamese Thiền Buddhism ⓘ linked to: Vietnamese Buddhism
language	Classical Chinese ⓘ
period	Tang dynasty ⓘ
positionInTradition	canonical text in East Asian Zen ⓘ foundational text of Chan Buddhism ⓘ
questionedAspect	date of compilation ⓘ historical authorship ⓘ
religion	Buddhism ⓘ
subject	Buddha-nature ⓘ meditation ⓘ nature of mind ⓘ non-duality ⓘ sudden enlightenment ⓘ wisdom ⓘ
tradition	Chan Buddhism ⓘ Zen Buddhism ⓘ linked to: Zen

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chan Buddhism → textualCollection → Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch ⓘ

Hongren → associatedWork → Treatise on the Essentials of Cultivating the Mind ⓘ

linked to: Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch

Huineng → knownFor → Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch ⓘ

Hongzhou school → scriptureUsage → Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch ⓘ

Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch → alternativeName → Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch ⓘ