- Indian Buddhist Philosophy
Indian Buddhist texts, especially those from the Madhyamaka and Yogacara Schools, influenced Chinese Chan Buddhism, the precursor to Zen. These texts often contain dialectical arguments that deconstruct ordinary views of existence and non-existence, similar in spirit to the koan’s challenge to logical reasoning.
The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch (Huineng), a foundational text of Zen, reflects these influences, emphasizing sudden enlightenment and the direct experience of one’s true nature, concepts central to koan practice.
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