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Sixth Patriarch
CHINA; Ming dynasty (1368–1644); By Ding Yunpeng; Ink on paper; 127 x 60 cm; Rongbaozhai, Beijing, China
An inscription by Dong Qichang on the right side of this Ming dynasty painting states the name of the artist, Ding Yunping, and summarizes a portion of the Platform Sutra involving a conversation between the monk Fada and Huineng, the Sixth Patriarch of the Chan school.
Fada, who renounced at the age of seven, constantly recited the Lotus Sutra without fully understanding it. When he visited Huineng, he bowed to the patriarch but did not touch his head on the ground. Huineng interpreted this as a sign of conceit and recited a verse: When the mind is confused |
