Huineng
Sign in to saveDajian Huineng or Hui-neng (; trad. 638-713), 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.
Key facts
- Religious biography.name
- Dajian Huineng
- Religious biography.native_name_lang
- zh
- Religious biography.image
- Huineng.jpg
- Religious biography.caption
- Putative mummy of Huineng's body
- Religious biography.religion
- Chan Buddhism
- Religious biography.temple
- Guangxiao TempleNanhua Temple
- Religious biography.dharma_names
- Huineng (惠能)
- Religious biography.posthumous_name
- Dajian (大鑒)
- Religious biography.nationality
- Chinese
- Religious biography.birth_date
- trad. 638
- Religious biography.birth_place
- Xinxing County, Guangdong, China
- Religious biography.death_place
- Guo'en Temple, Xinxing County, Guangdong, China
- Religious biography.teacher
- Daman Hongren
- Religious biography.students
- Qingyuan XingsiShitou XiqianNanyue Huairang
- Religious biography.works
- Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch
- Religious biography.background
- FFD068
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Article
23 sectionsContents
- Biography
- Sources
- The Platform Sutra
- Early life and introduction to Buddhism
- Meeting the Fifth Patriarch of Chan Buddhism
- Poem contest
- Interpretation of the verses
- Succession of Hongren
- Escape from monastery
- Teachings
- Non-thought, non-attribute, and non-abiding
- Meditation and wisdom
- Dhyāna
- Historical impact and influences
- Mummification
- Liang Kai's portrayal of Huineng
- Film
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Sources
- Further reading
- External links
Dajian Huineng or Hui-neng (; trad. 638-713), 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 Huineng was an uneducated layman who suddenly attained awakening (Chinese: 見性, jianxing) 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. 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 (), which is said to be a record of his teachings, is a highly influential text in the East Asian Buddhist tradition.