TheSutraofWeiLang,alsoknownasthePlatformSutraortheSixthPatriarch'sSutra,isafoundationaltextofChan(Zen)Buddhism.ItrecordstheteachingsandlifeofHuineng,theSixthPatriarchofChanBuddhism,whoisreveredforhisprofoundinsightintothenatureofmindandenlightenment.Thetextemphasizesthedoctrineofsuddenenlightenment,thenon-dualityofmeditationandwisdom,andthedirectrealizationofone'struenature.ItisconsideredoneofthemostinfluentialscripturesintheChantradition,offeringpracticalguidanceforspiritualpracticewhilechallengingconventionalreligiousformalism.TheEnglishtranslationmakesthisessentialBuddhisttextaccessibletoaglobalaudience,preservingitspoeticandphilosophicaldepth.
