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The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch (Chinese: 六祖壇經; pinyin: Liùzǔ Tánjīng or simply: 壇經 Tánjīng) is a Chan Buddhist scripture that was composed in China during the 8th to 13th century. The "platform" (施法壇) refers to the podium on which a Buddhist teacher speaks. Its key themes are the direct perception of one's original nature, and the unity in essence of śīla (conduct), dhyāna (meditation) and prajñā (wisdom).

The text centers on the teachings and stories ascribed to the sixth Chan patriarch Huineng. It contains the well-known story of the contest for the succession of Hongren (enlightenment by the non-abiding), and discourses and dialogues attributed to Huineng.

The text attributes its recollection to Fa-hai, but was probably written, or redacted, within the so-called Oxhead school, which existed along with the East Mountain School and Shenhui's Southern School. The text attempts to reconcile the so-called Northern School with its alleged gradual enlightenment teachings, and the so-called Southern School with its alleged sudden enlightenment teachings. In effect, the text incorporates the "rhetorical purity" which originated with Shenhui's attack on Shenxiu, while effectively "writing him out of the story".

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Title	Speaker	Date
July 11th, 2005, Serial No. 00774 Five Ranks, Posture, Absolute-and-Relative, confusion, Daily Life, Platform Sutra,...		Jul 11 2005
Samadhi: Imperturbable Mind Serial: BZ-01322B Lecture, one day sitting Samadhi, Concentration, Practice Period, Renunciation, Composure, Platform Sutra,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 08 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
Samadhi Serial: BZ-01561 Imperturbable Mind, One-Day Sitting Samadhi, Imperturbability, Samadhi, Concentration, Practice Period, Renunciation,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 08 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
Way Seeking Mind Pt. 1 Serial: BZ-00591 Lecture 1 of 4 Sojun Mel Weitsman, Way-Seeking Mind, War, Platform Sutra, Hate, Building, Posture,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 08 2005 1 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
March 8th, 2005, Serial No. 01573, Side A War, Platform Sutra, Building, Hate, Posture, American, Ego		Mar 08 2005
March 2nd, 2005, Serial No. 00770 Five Ranks, Transmission, Soto Zen, Teacher-and-Student, Attachment, Light-and-...		Mar 02 2005
February 28th, 2005, Serial No. 00771 Discrimination, Ego, Ordinary Mind, Hindrances, Evil, Buddha Nature, Book of Serenity...		Feb 28 2005
Salvation Serial: BZ-01295 Saving All Beings in Our Zen Practice, Rohatsu Day 5 Dependent Origination, Heart Sutra, Impermanence, Vow, Emotions, Attachment, Six...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Dec 03 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
November 20th, 2004, Serial No. 01290, Side B Silence, Silent Illumination, Emotions, Platform Sutra, Soto Zen, Subject-and-Object...		Nov 20 2004
October 28th, 2004, Serial No. 01027, Side A Platform Sutra, Sixth Patriarch, Cultivation, Birth-and-Death, Lineage, Dharma...		Oct 28 2004
October 7th, 2004, Serial No. 00564 Platform Sutra, Right Speech, Attachment, War, Liberation, Heart Sutra, Passions,...		Oct 07 2004
May 20th, 2004, Serial No. 01023, Side B Lotus Sutra, Chanting, Duality, Aspects of Practice, Heart Sutra, Gaining Mind,...		May 20 2004
The Platform Sutra Serial: BZ-01361A Saturday Lecture Platform Sutra, Hui Neng, Karma, Emotions, Big Mind, Evil, Duality, Doubt, Attachment...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 11 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
Discrimination, Non-discrimination, and Essence of Mind Serial: BZ-00098A Saturday Lecture Discrimination, Discrimination, Dream World, Attachment, Posture, Platform Sutra,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 17 2001 Berkeley Zen Center
March 1st, 2001, Serial No. 00131, Side B Attachment, Karma, Non-attachment, Karmic Consequences, Buddha Nature, Enemies,...		Mar 01 2001
Essence of Mind & the Five Hinderances Serial: BZ-00130A One-Day Sitting Hindrances, Hindrances, Daily Life, Doubt, Big Mind, Nirvana, Attachment, Buddha...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 19 2001 Berkeley Zen Center
Branching Streams Flow in the Darkness Serial: BZ-00200A Zendo Behavior, Rohatsu Day 4 Sandokai, Zendo, Buddha Nature, Transmission, Big Mind, Oneness, Branching Streams,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 02 1999 Berkeley Zen Center
Precious Mirror Samadhi, 6 of 8 Serial: BZ-00929 Fall practice period Five Ranks, Ego, Rinzai, Discrimination, Big Mind, Darkness and Light, Light-and-...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 04 1999 6 of 8 BZC
October 28th, 1999, Serial No. 01546 Serial: BZ-01546 #duplicate-please-hide Absolute-and-Relative, Five Ranks, Rinzai, Platform Sutra, Ego, Discrimination,...		Nov 04 1999
The Eleven Links of Causation (Pt.2) Serial: BZ-00320 Sesshin Day 3 Dependent Origination, Buddha Mind, Attachment, Samsara, Mindfulness, Evil, Daily...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 01 1997 Berkeley Zen Center
Hui Neng's Instruction on Dhyana and Imperturbability Serial: BZ-00800A Rohatsu Day 4 Hui Neng, Dhyana, Imperturbability, Big Mind, Dream World, Discrimination, Samadhi,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 22 1996 Berkeley Zen Center
Nonobjectivity Serial: BZ-00801B Sesshin Day 3 Lecture Practice Period, Platform Sutra, Intimacy, Attachment, Buddha Nature, Composure,...	Ross Blum	Jun 21 1996 Berkeley Zen Center
Platform Sutra Serial: BZ-00253 Class 5 of 9 Heart Sutra, Attachment, Liberation, Don't Know Mind, Bodhidharma, Samadhi, Lay...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 13 1996 5 Berkeley Zen Center
Mumonkan: Case #25 Serial: BZ-00803B Hui Neng Bed & Bowl, Saturday Lecture Hui Neng, MM-25, Evil, Lay, Sixth Patriarch, Platform Sutra, Dharma Transmission,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 25 1996 Berkeley Zen Center
Platform Sutra Serial: BZ-00249 Class 1 of 9 Platform Sutra, Sixth Patriarch, Evil, Demons, Discrimination, Ordination, Karma,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 09 1996 1 Berkeley Zen Center
Heart Sutra: Setting the Scene Serial: BZ-00952B Skandas and Emptiness, Rohatsu Day 4 Heart Sutra, Skandas, Emptiness, Heart Sutra, Four Noble Truths, Non-duality, Samadhi...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 07 1994 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record: Case #50 Serial: BZ-00940A Saturday Lecture BCR-50, Samadhi, Doubt, Platform Sutra, confusion, Lotus Sutra, Birth-and-Death,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 16 1994 Berkeley Zen Center
Platform Sutra: Commentary Serial: BZ-00552 Class 10 of 10 Sixth Patriarch, Culture, Mahayana, Religion, Four Noble Truths, Soto Zen, Lay...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 31 1994 10 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Madyamika/Yogachara Schools of Emptiness/Synthesis Serial: BZ-00964A Three Bodies of Buddha pt. II, Sesshin Day 2 Madyamika, Trikaya, Emptiness, Yogachara, Religion, Emotions, Karma, Sixth Patriarch...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 13 1994 Berkeley Zen Center
Trikaya and Platform Sutra: Four Wisdoms Serial: BZ-00965B Three Bodies of Buddha pt. I, Sesshin Day 1 Trikaya, Platform Sutra, Wisdom, Ego, Platform Sutra, Samadhi, Big Mind, Hindrances,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 12 1994 Berkeley Zen Center
Essence of Zen Serial: BZ-00226 Class 2 of 3 Buddha Mind, Birth-and-Death, Priest, Practice Period, Instruction, Lineage, Buddha...	Myoan Grace Schireson	Feb 23 1994 2 Berkeley Zen Center
Platform Sutra: Maha Prajna Paramita Serial: BZ-00546 Class 3 of 10 Platform Sutra, Intuition, Attachment, Birth-and-Death, Mahayana, Evil, Buddha Mind,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 24 1994 3 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Platform Sutra Serial: BZ-00559 Class 2 of 10 Platform Sutra, Buddha Nature, Dharma Transmission, true dharma, Transmission, Evil,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 19 1994 2 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Platform Sutra Serial: BZ-00558 Class 1 of 10 Sixth Patriarch, Buddha Nature, Evil, Ordination, Platform Sutra, Instruction, Lay,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 14 1994 1 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
What is Meant by Saving All Beings? Serial: BZ-00648A Hui Neng, The Platform Sutra, One-Day Sitting Hui Neng, Bodhisattva Vow, Platform Sutra, Vow, Four Noble Truths, Buddha Nature,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 31 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record: Case #5 Serial: BZ-00647B Saturday Lecture BCR-5, First Principle, Duality, Sixth Patriarch, Platform Sutra, Nirvana, Samsara,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 23 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Early Zen: Sixth Patriarch, Sudden and Gradual Enlightenment Serial: BZ-00603 Class 4 of 6 Platform Sutra, Branching Streams, Four Noble Truths, Perfect Wisdom, Sixth Patriarch...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Mar 26 1992 4 Berkeley Zen Center
Avatamsaka Sutra: The Ten Stages, 9th and 10th Stages Serial: BZ-00283 Class 4 of 4 Concentration, Liberation, Offering, Karma, confusion, Six Realms, American,...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Dec 12 1991 4 Berkeley Zen Center
Tozan's Five Ranks Serial: BZ-00728 Class Two, Class Five Ranks, Ego, Platform Sutra, Separation, Sixth Patriarch, Absolute-and-Relative,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 15 1991
Hui-Neng's Verse to Monk and Laity Serial: BZ-00703A Fault Finding, One-Day Sitting Hui Neng, Precepts, Platform Sutra, Passions, Posture, Hindrances, Lay, Sixth...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 04 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
All Being and Our Sense of Self Serial: BZ-00691A Sesshin Day 1 Birth-and-Death, Impermanence, Buddha Nature, Ego, Platform Sutra, Priest, Religion,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 16 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Bodhisattva Practice Serial: BZ-00367B Saturday Lecture Bodhisattva, Bodhisattva Way, Anger, Lotus Sutra, Platform Sutra, Emotions,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 01 1988 Berkeley Zen Center
The Five Hindrances Serial: BZ-00832A Saturday Lecture Hindrances, Attachment, Anger, Hindrances, Doubt, Platform Sutra, Bodhisattva Vow,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 06 1988 Berkeley Zen Center
Anger and Greed Serial: BZ-00890A One-Day Sitting Anger, Greed, Anger, Karma, Fox, Platform Sutra, Vow, Greed, Attachment, Bodhisattva...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 17 1988 Berkeley Zen Center
Teacher-Student Music Serial: BZ-00896A Lecture Samadhi, Offering, Platform Sutra, Concentration, Daily Life, Buddha Nature,...	Maylie Scott	Jun 04 1988 Berkeley Zen Center
February 26th, 1988, Serial No. 01535 Serial: BZ-01535 Sixth day of sesshin at Green Gulch Farm. Lineage, Dharma Transmission, Soto Zen, Chanting, Platform Sutra, Rinzai, Priest,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 26 1988 6 of 7 Green Gulch Farm
Enlightenment in Soto Zen Serial: BZ-00402A Saturday Lecture Enlightenment, Soto Zen, Rinzai, Sixth Patriarch, Platform Sutra, Soto Zen,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 10 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Dogen's Fukanzazengi and Practice Realization Serial: BZ-00043A Saturday Lecture Duality, Perfect Wisdom, Dragons, Doubt, Sixth Patriarch, Absolute-and-Relative,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 23 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Rinzai Zen Sixth Patriarch, Soto Zen, Lotus Sutra, Heart Sutra, Platform Sutra, Doubt, Buddha...	Gesshin Myoko Prabhasa Dharma	Feb 26 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Unknown Date, Serial 00168, Side B Birth-and-Death, Lotus Sutra, Ordinary Mind, Sixth Patriarch, Platform Sutra, Funeral...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	[field_wisdom_date]

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