Zen patriarchs
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Zen patriarchs are the early lineage of influential Buddhist masters regarded as foundational transmitters of Zen teachings from India through China and beyond.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist religious lineage
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Zen Buddhist concept ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bodhidharma
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dahui Zonggao NERFINISHED ⓘ Daoxin NERFINISHED ⓘ Dongshan Liangjie NERFINISHED ⓘ Dōgen NERFINISHED ⓘ Hakuin Ekaku NERFINISHED ⓘ Hongren NERFINISHED ⓘ Huike NERFINISHED ⓘ Huineng NERFINISHED ⓘ Linji Yixuan NERFINISHED ⓘ Mahākāśyapa NERFINISHED ⓘ Sengcan NERFINISHED ⓘ Shenxiu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | teacher-student succession ⓘ |
| doctrineEmphasized |
direct realization of Buddha-nature
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meditation practice ⓘ non-reliance on scriptures ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
mythic-historical construction
ⓘ
sectarian lineage claims ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
dharma transmission
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mind-to-mind transmission ⓘ unbroken lineage ⓘ |
| includesFigure |
fifth Zen patriarch
ⓘ
first Zen patriarch ⓘ fourth Zen patriarch ⓘ second Zen patriarch ⓘ sixth Zen patriarch ⓘ third Zen patriarch ⓘ |
| influenced |
Korean Seon schools
ⓘ
Rinzai school NERFINISHED ⓘ Sōtō school NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnamese Thiền schools ⓘ Ōbaku school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
historical Buddha
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Śākyamuni Buddha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatedIn | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Chan Buddhism
NERFINISHED
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Seon Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ Thiền Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ Zen Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | foundational transmitters of Zen teachings ⓘ |
| transmittedTo |
China
NERFINISHED
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Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| viewedAs | spiritual ancestors of Zen schools ⓘ |
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