Chan Buddhist koan collection
C29672
concept
A Chan Buddhist koan collection is an anthology of paradoxical dialogues, stories, and questions used as contemplative tools to provoke insight and transcend conventional thinking in meditation practice.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chan Buddhist koan collection canonical | 2 |
| Chan koan collection | 1 |
| Chinese Buddhist anthology | 1 |
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 Buddhist koan collection
Generated description
A Chan Buddhist koan collection is an anthology of paradoxical dialogues, stories, and questions used as contemplative tools to provoke insight and transcend conventional thinking in meditation practice.
Instances (3)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Blue Cliff Record | — |
| Bìyán Lù | — |
| Xuetou Chongxian’s one-hundred koan collection | Chan koan collection |