Chan patriarch
C29664
concept
A Chan patriarch is a recognized spiritual ancestor and lineage holder in the Chan (Zen) Buddhist tradition, regarded as an enlightened teacher who transmits the Dharma from master to disciple.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chan patriarch canonical | 9 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: Chan patriarch
Generated description
A Chan patriarch is a recognized spiritual ancestor and lineage holder in the Chan (Zen) Buddhist tradition, regarded as an enlightened teacher who transmits the Dharma from master to disciple.
Instances (9)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Bodhidharma | — |
| Sengcan | — |
| Hongren | — |
| Huineng | — |
| Putidamo | — |
| Bodai Daruma | — |
| Second Patriarch of Chan | — |
| Third Patriarch of Chan | — |
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Fifth Patriarch of Chan
surface form:
Hongren
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