Records of the East Mountain Teachings

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Records of the East Mountain Teachings is a foundational Chan Buddhist text that preserves the teachings and practices of the Fifth Patriarch Hongren and his East Mountain school.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chan Buddhist text
Chinese Buddhist text
historical source
religious text
associatedMovement early Chan
associatedPatriarch Hongren NERFINISHED
associatedPatriarchNumber Fifth Patriarch GENERATED
associatedSchool East Mountain school NERFINISHED
associatedWithFigure Daoxin NERFINISHED
associatedWithPlace Dongshan (East Mountain) monastery NERFINISHED
circulation monastic circles
countryOfOrigin China
doctrinalContext Chinese Mahayana Buddhism
emphasizes contemplation of the mind’s true nature
continuous mindfulness
integration of practice and daily life
focus doctrinal interpretation
meditation practice
monastic discipline
genre doctrinal record
monastic instruction text
historicalRole foundational text for the East Mountain school
source for early Chan doctrine
source for early Chan meditation methods
influenced later Chan doctrinal formulations
subsequent Chan meditation manuals
language Classical Chinese
mainSubject practices of the East Mountain school
teachings of Hongren
preserves accounts of East Mountain practices
instructions to disciples
sayings of Hongren
regionOfOrigin East Mountain (Huangmei) region NERFINISHED
religiousFocus Buddha‑nature
contemplation of mind
mind cultivation
religiousFunction codification of East Mountain teachings
guidance for Chan practitioners
religiousSubtradition Chan Buddhism NERFINISHED
religiousTradition Buddhism NERFINISHED
script Chinese characters
timePeriod Tang dynasty NERFINISHED
transmissionContext patriarchal lineage of Chan
typeOfSource primary source for early Chan history
usedBy Chan/Zen scholars
historians of Chinese Buddhism
usedIn scholarly study of early Chan Buddhism

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Hongren associatedWork Records of the East Mountain Teachings