Chan Buddhist literature
C29676
concept
Chan Buddhist literature encompasses the sermons, dialogues, koans, treatises, and recorded sayings that articulate the teachings, practices, and distinctive rhetoric of the Chan (Zen) tradition in China and its later East Asian developments.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Japanese religious text | 3 |
| Chan Buddhist literature canonical | 2 |
| Chan Buddhist teaching | 1 |
| Chan literature | 1 |
| Zen doctrinal schema | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
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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 Buddhist literature
Generated description
Chan Buddhist literature encompasses the sermons, dialogues, koans, treatises, and recorded sayings that articulate the teachings, practices, and distinctive rhetoric of the Chan (Zen) tradition in China and its later East Asian developments.
Instances (7)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Sayings records (yulu) of Chan masters | — |
| Sokushin jōbutsu gi | Japanese religious text |
| Shōrai mokuroku | Japanese religious text |
| Five Ranks of merit and attainment | Chan Buddhist teaching |
| Shōyōroku | Chan literature |
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lamp records (denglu)
surface form:
Lamp records (denglu)
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| Benkenmitsu nikyō ron | Japanese religious text |