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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Records of the East Mountain Teachings canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11672858 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Records of the East Mountain Teachings Context triple: [Hongren, associatedWork, Records of the East Mountain Teachings]
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A.
Blue Cliff Record
The Blue Cliff Record is a classic 11th-century Chan (Zen) Buddhist koan anthology, widely studied for its profound teachings and influential commentaries on enlightenment.
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B.
Five Ascetics
The Five Ascetics were the group of Buddha’s early companions who first received and understood his teachings at Sarnath, becoming the earliest members of the Buddhist monastic community.
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C.
Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch
The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch is a foundational Chan Buddhist scripture attributed to Huineng that expounds the doctrine of sudden enlightenment and the nature of mind.
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D.
La Koro Sutro
La Koro Sutro is a choral and instrumental composition by American composer Lou Harrison that sets an Esperanto translation of the Buddhist Heart Sutra, blending Western and non-Western musical influences.
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E.
Book of the Eight Tones
The Book of the Eight Tones is a liturgical hymn book used in Eastern Christian worship that organizes chants according to eight musical modes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Records of the East Mountain Teachings Target entity description: 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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A.
Blue Cliff Record
The Blue Cliff Record is a classic 11th-century Chan (Zen) Buddhist koan anthology, widely studied for its profound teachings and influential commentaries on enlightenment.
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B.
Five Ascetics
The Five Ascetics were the group of Buddha’s early companions who first received and understood his teachings at Sarnath, becoming the earliest members of the Buddhist monastic community.
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C.
Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch
The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch is a foundational Chan Buddhist scripture attributed to Huineng that expounds the doctrine of sudden enlightenment and the nature of mind.
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D.
La Koro Sutro
La Koro Sutro is a choral and instrumental composition by American composer Lou Harrison that sets an Esperanto translation of the Buddhist Heart Sutra, blending Western and non-Western musical influences.
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E.
Book of the Eight Tones
The Book of the Eight Tones is a liturgical hymn book used in Eastern Christian worship that organizes chants according to eight musical modes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chan Buddhist text
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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
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continuous mindfulness ⓘ integration of practice and daily life ⓘ |
| focus |
doctrinal interpretation
ⓘ
meditation practice ⓘ monastic discipline ⓘ |
| genre |
doctrinal record
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monastic instruction text ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
foundational text for the East Mountain school
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source for early Chan doctrine ⓘ source for early Chan meditation methods ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Chan doctrinal formulations
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subsequent Chan meditation manuals ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
practices of the East Mountain school
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teachings of Hongren ⓘ |
| preserves |
accounts of East Mountain practices
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instructions to disciples ⓘ sayings of Hongren ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | East Mountain (Huangmei) region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousFocus |
Buddha‑nature
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contemplation of mind ⓘ mind cultivation ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
codification of East Mountain teachings
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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
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historians of Chinese Buddhism ⓘ |
| usedIn | scholarly study of early Chan Buddhism ⓘ |
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Subject: Records of the East Mountain Teachings Description of subject: 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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