Records of the Transmission of the Lamp

E277436

Buddhist historical compendium Chan Buddhist text Chinese Buddhist literature lamp record

Records of the Transmission of the Lamp is a classic Chan Buddhist compendium of lineage histories, teachings, and enlightenment stories tracing the transmission of awakening from the Buddha through generations of Chinese masters.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Records of the Transmission of the Lamp canonical	4
景德傳燈錄	2
Jingde Record of the Transmission of the Lamp	1
Lamp histories of Chan	1
Record of the Transmission of the Lamp	1
景德传灯录	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2563067 — 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 Transmission of the Lamp
Context triple: [Chan Buddhism, textualCollection, Records of the Transmission of the Lamp]

A. Al-Risala
Al-Risala is a foundational Islamic legal treatise by Imam al-Shafi'i that systematically outlines the principles and methodology of Sunni jurisprudence (usul al-fiqh).
B. Kutub al-Sittah
Kutub al-Sittah is the canonical collection of six major Sunni hadith books regarded as the most authoritative sources of the Prophet Muhammad’s sayings and traditions after the Qur’an.
C. Kitáb-i-Íqán
Kitáb-i-Íqán is a central theological work of the Bahá'í Faith, written by Bahá'u'lláh, that explains the continuity of divine revelation and the symbolic meaning of religious scriptures.
D. Fourteen anathemas against the Three Chapters
Fourteen anathemas against the Three Chapters is a set of doctrinal condemnations issued by the Second Council of Constantinople in 553 to resolve Christological controversies and further define orthodox Christian teaching.
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 Transmission of the Lamp
Target entity description: Records of the Transmission of the Lamp is a classic Chan Buddhist compendium of lineage histories, teachings, and enlightenment stories tracing the transmission of awakening from the Buddha through generations of Chinese masters.

A. Al-Risala
Al-Risala is a foundational Islamic legal treatise by Imam al-Shafi'i that systematically outlines the principles and methodology of Sunni jurisprudence (usul al-fiqh).
B. Kutub al-Sittah
Kutub al-Sittah is the canonical collection of six major Sunni hadith books regarded as the most authoritative sources of the Prophet Muhammad’s sayings and traditions after the Qur’an.
C. Kitáb-i-Íqán
Kitáb-i-Íqán is a central theological work of the Bahá'í Faith, written by Bahá'u'lláh, that explains the continuity of divine revelation and the symbolic meaning of religious scriptures.
D. Fourteen anathemas against the Three Chapters
Fourteen anathemas against the Three Chapters is a set of doctrinal condemnations issued by the Second Council of Constantinople in 553 to resolve Christological controversies and further define orthodox Christian teaching.
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 (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Buddhist historical compendium ⓘ Chan Buddhist text ⓘ Chinese Buddhist literature ⓘ lamp record ⓘ
aim	to document transmission of awakening ⓘ to legitimize Chan lineages ⓘ
compiledInDynasty	Song dynasty ⓘ
compiledInReignPeriod	Jingde era ⓘ
compiledInYear	1004 ⓘ 1005 ⓘ
compiler	Daoyuan ⓘ
contains	enlightenment stories ⓘ koan-like encounter dialogues ⓘ lineage histories ⓘ sayings of Chan masters ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	China ⓘ
editor	Yang Yi ⓘ
genre	hagiography ⓘ lamp history ⓘ religious biography ⓘ
hasAlternativeTitle	Jingde Record of the Transmission of the Lamp ⓘ linked to: Jingde chuandeng lu Jingde chuandeng lu ⓘ Record of the Transmission of the Lamp ⓘ linked to: Records of the Transmission of the Lamp
hasApproximateNumberOfBiographies	1700 ⓘ
hasNumberOfFascicles	30 ⓘ
hasTitleInChinese	景德傳燈錄 ⓘ linked to: Records of the Transmission of the Lamp
importantFor	construction of Chan lineage ideology ⓘ formation of Song-dynasty Chan identity ⓘ
includesSectionOn	Bodhidharma ⓘ Huineng ⓘ Northern and Southern Chan schools ⓘ linked to: Linji lineage
influenced	Japanese Zen lineage narratives ⓘ later Chan lamp histories ⓘ
language	Classical Chinese ⓘ
literaryForm	anecdotal narratives ⓘ biographical entries ⓘ
periodDescribed	from the Buddha to early Song dynasty ⓘ
preservedIn	Taishō Tripiṭaka ⓘ linked to: Tripitaka
religiousTradition	Chan Buddhism ⓘ Zen Buddhism ⓘ linked to: Zen
subject	Buddhist enlightenment ⓘ Chan patriarchal lineage ⓘ transmission of the Dharma ⓘ
TaishoNumber	T2076 ⓘ
tracesLineageFrom	Śākyamuni Buddha ⓘ linked to: Shakyamuni Buddha
tracesLineageThrough	six Chinese patriarchs ⓘ twenty-eight Indian patriarchs ⓘ
usedAsSourceBy	later Song Chan compilers ⓘ

How these facts were elicited