Records of the Transmission of the Lamp
E277436
Records of the Transmission of the Lamp is a classic Chan Buddhist compendium of lineage histories, teachings, and enlightenment stories tracing the transmission of awakening from the Buddha through generations of Chinese masters.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Record of the Transmission of the Lamp | 1 |
| Records of the Transmission of the Lamp canonical | 1 |
| 景德傳燈錄 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2563067 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Records of the Transmission of the Lamp Context triple: [Chan Buddhism, textualCollection, Records of the Transmission of the Lamp]
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A.
Al-Risala
Al-Risala is a foundational Islamic legal treatise by Imam al-Shafi'i that systematically outlines the principles and methodology of Sunni jurisprudence (usul al-fiqh).
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B.
Kutub al-Sittah
Kutub al-Sittah is the canonical collection of six major Sunni hadith books regarded as the most authoritative sources of the Prophet Muhammad’s sayings and traditions after the Qur’an.
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C.
Kitáb-i-Íqán
Kitáb-i-Íqán is a central theological work of the Bahá'í Faith, written by Bahá'u'lláh, that explains the continuity of divine revelation and the symbolic meaning of religious scriptures.
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D.
Fourteen anathemas against the Three Chapters
Fourteen anathemas against the Three Chapters is a set of doctrinal condemnations issued by the Second Council of Constantinople in 553 to resolve Christological controversies and further define orthodox Christian teaching.
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E.
Book of the Eight Tones
The Book of the Eight Tones is a liturgical hymn book used in Eastern Christian worship that organizes chants according to eight musical modes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Records of the Transmission of the Lamp Target entity description: Records of the Transmission of the Lamp is a classic Chan Buddhist compendium of lineage histories, teachings, and enlightenment stories tracing the transmission of awakening from the Buddha through generations of Chinese masters.
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A.
Al-Risala
Al-Risala is a foundational Islamic legal treatise by Imam al-Shafi'i that systematically outlines the principles and methodology of Sunni jurisprudence (usul al-fiqh).
-
B.
Kutub al-Sittah
Kutub al-Sittah is the canonical collection of six major Sunni hadith books regarded as the most authoritative sources of the Prophet Muhammad’s sayings and traditions after the Qur’an.
-
C.
Kitáb-i-Íqán
Kitáb-i-Íqán is a central theological work of the Bahá'í Faith, written by Bahá'u'lláh, that explains the continuity of divine revelation and the symbolic meaning of religious scriptures.
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D.
Fourteen anathemas against the Three Chapters
Fourteen anathemas against the Three Chapters is a set of doctrinal condemnations issued by the Second Council of Constantinople in 553 to resolve Christological controversies and further define orthodox Christian teaching.
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E.
Book of the Eight Tones
The Book of the Eight Tones is a liturgical hymn book used in Eastern Christian worship that organizes chants according to eight musical modes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist historical compendium
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Chan Buddhist text ⓘ Chinese Buddhist literature ⓘ lamp record ⓘ |
| aim |
to document transmission of awakening
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to legitimize Chan lineages ⓘ |
| compiledInDynasty | Song dynasty ⓘ |
| compiledInReignPeriod | Jingde era ⓘ |
| compiledInYear |
1004
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1005 ⓘ |
| compiler | Daoyuan ⓘ |
| contains |
enlightenment stories
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koan-like encounter dialogues ⓘ lineage histories ⓘ sayings of Chan masters ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| editor | Yang Yi ⓘ |
| genre |
hagiography
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lamp history ⓘ religious biography ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle |
Jingde chuandeng lu
ⓘ
surface form:
Jingde Record of the Transmission of the Lamp
Jingde chuandeng lu ⓘ Records of the Transmission of the Lamp ⓘ
surface form:
Record of the Transmission of the Lamp
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| hasApproximateNumberOfBiographies | 1700 ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfFascicles | 30 ⓘ |
| hasTitleInChinese |
Records of the Transmission of the Lamp
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
景德傳燈錄
|
| importantFor |
construction of Chan lineage ideology
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formation of Song-dynasty Chan identity ⓘ |
| includesSectionOn |
Bodhidharma
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Huineng ⓘ Linji lineage ⓘ
surface form:
Northern and Southern Chan schools
|
| influenced |
Japanese Zen lineage narratives
ⓘ
later Chan lamp histories ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
anecdotal narratives
ⓘ
biographical entries ⓘ |
| periodDescribed | from the Buddha to early Song dynasty ⓘ |
| preservedIn |
Tripitaka
ⓘ
surface form:
Taishō Tripiṭaka
|
| religiousTradition |
Chan Buddhism
ⓘ
Zen ⓘ
surface form:
Zen Buddhism
|
| subject |
Buddhist enlightenment
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Chan patriarchal lineage ⓘ transmission of the Dharma ⓘ |
| TaishoNumber | T2076 ⓘ |
| tracesLineageFrom |
Shakyamuni Buddha
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surface form:
Śākyamuni Buddha
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| tracesLineageThrough |
six Chinese patriarchs
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twenty-eight Indian patriarchs ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceBy | later Song Chan compilers ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Records of the Transmission of the Lamp Description of subject: Records of the Transmission of the Lamp is a classic Chan Buddhist compendium of lineage histories, teachings, and enlightenment stories tracing the transmission of awakening from the Buddha through generations of Chinese masters.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Records of the Transmission of the Lamp
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Records of the Transmission of the Lamp
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this entity surface form:
景德傳燈錄
Records of the Transmission of the Lamp
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Records of the Transmission of the Lamp
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this entity surface form:
Record of the Transmission of the Lamp