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The Diamond of Perfect Wisdom Sutra

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Diamond Sutra is the Sutra that the Sixth Ch'an/Zen Patriarch Hui-Neng made an essential reading for his students, as it was this sutra that caused his own awakening.

 
For the first Ch'an/Zen Patriarch Bodhidharma, it was the Lankavatara Sutra that he brought to China and recommended.
 
 

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