Daoyuan
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Daoyuan was a Chinese Buddhist monk and historian best known for compiling the influential Chan (Zen) lineage text "Records of the Transmission of the Lamp."
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist monk
ⓘ
Chan Buddhist ⓘ Chinese person ⓘ historian ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | China ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Han Chinese ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Buddhist historiography
ⓘ
Chan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ religious history ⓘ |
| genre |
Buddhist biography
ⓘ
religious history ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | important figure in the textual formation of Chan identity ⓘ |
| hasRoleIn | codification of Chan lineage narratives ⓘ |
| influenced |
Song-dynasty Chan historiography
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Zen lineage traditions in East Asia ⓘ later Chan lineage records ⓘ |
| knownFor |
compiling Records of the Transmission of the Lamp
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systematizing Chan patriarchal lineages ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| movement | Chan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notability | compiler of an influential Chan lineage text ⓘ |
| notableWork | Records of the Transmission of the Lamp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
Buddhist monk
ⓘ
historian ⓘ religious writer ⓘ |
| religion |
Buddhism
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Chan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workFocusesOn |
Chan patriarchs
NERFINISHED
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biographies of Chan masters ⓘ transmission of the Dharma ⓘ |
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