20241001 Trust In Mind

This page is part of my exploration of the origins of Zen:

https://listed.valdelane.net/55456/20241004-zen

"Trust in Mind (Hsin Shin Ming) by the 3rd patriarch of the Zen Dhyana Sect, Jianzhi Sengcan (Seng T'san), is probably the first Chinese Zen document (6th century) … a creation arising from the blending of Indian Buddhist, Chinese Taoist, and Chinese Chan doctrine." —Jan Chozen Bays

There are many translations:

https://terebess.hu/english/hsin.html

Here is a superb commentary including eleven translations:

Trust in Mind: The Rebellion of Chinese Zen by Mu Soeng (2004)

https://terebess.hu/zen/rebell.pdf or
https://web.archive.org/web/20230514194626/https://terebess.hu/zen/rebell.pdf

This page is part of my exploration of the origins of Zen:

https://listed.valdelane.net/55456/20241004-zen