Wisdom in Buddhism - Huineng and The Practice of Wisdom

Huineng and The Practice of Wisdom

In the history of Zen Buddhism, the Sixth Patriarch Huineng (d. 713) emphasized the practice of prajñā in counterpoint to the quietistic and self-absorbed style of meditation that was then current. In so doing, he emphasized dynamic action and human involvement as essential to Zen practice.

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