六祖壇經

An account traces a practitioner's sudden awakening after encountering the Diamond Sutra, the secret transmission of Dharma and robe from a senior master, subsequent flight and later public teaching. Interwoven sermons stress innate Buddha-nature, the primacy of direct, nonconceptual insight over ritual forms, and the nondual character of mind and phenomena, while urging practitioners to see their true nature as the path to liberation. The text contrasts sudden and gradual methods, critiques reliance on merit-making and external rites, offers verse exchanges that exemplify insight, and supplies ethical and contemplative guidance for realizing wisdom in ordinary life.