Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:Buddhist_story
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Sermon_of_the_Flower
|
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Gautama_Buddha
gptkb:Mahākāśyapa |
| gptkbp:category |
Buddhist parables
Zen stories |
| gptkbp:date |
apocryphal origin
|
| gptkbp:importantFor |
gptkb:Zen_lineage
gptkb:Chan_lineage |
| gptkbp:interpretedBy |
transmission outside scriptures
mind-to-mind transmission |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Vulture_Peak
|
| gptkbp:narrativeStyle |
Buddha silently holds up a flower
Mahākāśyapa smiles |
| gptkbp:referencedIn |
Zen texts
Chan texts |
| gptkbp:significance |
origin of Zen Buddhism
|
| gptkbp:symbol |
gptkb:plant_species
|
| gptkbp:symbolizes |
enlightenment
intuition non-verbal understanding |
| gptkbp:theme |
direct pointing to mind
esoteric teaching wordless transmission |
| gptkbp:tradition |
gptkb:Zen_Buddhism
gptkb:Chan_Buddhism |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Mahakasyapa
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Flower Sermon
|