Sengcan
E277419
Sengcan was an early Chinese Chan (Zen) Buddhist master traditionally regarded as the Third Patriarch of Chan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sengcan canonical | 5 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist monk
ⓘ
Chan patriarch ⓘ Chinese Buddhist ⓘ historical person ⓘ |
| areaOfActivity | Chinese Buddhism ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Mount Luofu (in later tradition) ⓘ |
| associatedWithText | Xinxin Ming ⓘ |
| category |
Chan patriarchs
ⓘ
Chinese Buddhist monks ⓘ Chinese Zen masters ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity |
6th century
ⓘ
7th century ⓘ |
| coreTeaching |
direct realization of mind
ⓘ
freedom from attachment ⓘ non-duality ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | China ⓘ |
| deathPlace | China ⓘ |
| disciple | Daoxin ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Han Chinese ⓘ |
| hasRole | transmitter of Chan lineage ⓘ |
| historicity | partly legendary ⓘ |
| influenced |
Daoxin
ⓘ
later Chan patriarchs ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Bodhidharma
ⓘ
Huike ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being the Third Patriarch of Chan
ⓘ
early formulation of Chan teachings ⓘ |
| languageOfExpression | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| movement |
Chan Buddhism
ⓘ
surface form:
East Asian Zen
|
| notableWork | Xinxin Ming ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chan Buddhism
ⓘ
surface form:
Patriarchal lineage of Chan Buddhism
|
| philosophicalSchool |
Mahayana
ⓘ
surface form:
Mahayana Buddhism
|
| positionHeld | Third Patriarch of Chan ⓘ |
| predecessor | Huike ⓘ |
| region | China ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| successor | Daoxin ⓘ |
| teacher | Huike ⓘ |
| tradition |
Chan Buddhism
ⓘ
Zen ⓘ
surface form:
Zen Buddhism
|
| veneratedAs | patriarch ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Chan Buddhism
ⓘ
Zen ⓘ
surface form:
Zen Buddhism
|
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.