Blue Cliff Record
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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.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Blue Cliff Record canonical | 14 |
| The Blue Cliff Record | 5 |
| Blue Cliff Anthology | 1 |
| Blue Cliff Record tradition | 1 |
| Bodhidharma’s Vast Emptiness | 1 |
| One Hundred Koans of the Blue Cliff Record | 1 |
| 碧岩录 | 1 |
| 碧巖錄 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2563068 — 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: Blue Cliff Record Context triple: [Chan Buddhism, textualCollection, Blue Cliff Record]
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A.
The Tao Is Silent
The Tao Is Silent is a philosophical book by Raymond Smullyan that playfully explores Taoist thought through paradoxes, dialogues, and logical puzzles.
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B.
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.
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C.
Moment of Zen
Moment of Zen is the brief, often humorous or absurd closing clip that traditionally ends episodes of The Daily Show.
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D.
Footsteps of the Master
Footsteps of the Master is a religious and devotional work by Harriet Beecher Stowe that reflects on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.
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E.
The Tao of Wu
The Tao of Wu is a philosophical and autobiographical book by RZA that blends Wu-Tang Clan history with lessons drawn from Eastern spirituality, Five Percent Nation teachings, and personal experience.
- 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: Blue Cliff Record Target entity description: 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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A.
The Tao Is Silent
The Tao Is Silent is a philosophical book by Raymond Smullyan that playfully explores Taoist thought through paradoxes, dialogues, and logical puzzles.
-
B.
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.
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C.
Moment of Zen
Moment of Zen is the brief, often humorous or absurd closing clip that traditionally ends episodes of The Daily Show.
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D.
Footsteps of the Master
Footsteps of the Master is a religious and devotional work by Harriet Beecher Stowe that reflects on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.
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E.
The Tao of Wu
The Tao of Wu is a philosophical and autobiographical book by RZA that blends Wu-Tang Clan history with lessons drawn from Eastern spirituality, Five Percent Nation teachings, and personal experience.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chan Buddhist koan collection
ⓘ
Chinese Buddhist classic ⓘ Zen Buddhist text ⓘ koan anthology ⓘ |
| basedOn | Xuetou Chongxian’s one-hundred koan collection ⓘ |
| centuryOfCompilation | 11th century ⓘ |
| commentaryBy | Yuanwu Keqin ⓘ |
| compiledBy | Yuanwu Keqin ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| era | Song dynasty ⓘ |
| genre |
gong’an collection
ⓘ
koan collection ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeEnglishTitle |
Blue Cliff Anthology
ⓘ
linked to:
Blue Cliff Record
|
| hasEnglishTitle | Blue Cliff Record ⓘ |
| hasForm | collection of one hundred koan cases with commentaries ⓘ |
| importanceInZen | major classic of koan literature ⓘ |
| includes |
appended verses
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interlinear comments ⓘ introductory remarks to each case ⓘ prose commentaries ⓘ |
| influenced |
Japanese Rinzai Zen
ⓘ
linked to:
Rinzai
Korean Seon Buddhism ⓘ
linked to:
Korean Buddhism
modern Zen koan study ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| notableCommentator | Yuanwu Keqin ⓘ |
| numberOfCases | 100 ⓘ |
| originalCasesSelectedBy |
Xuetou Chongxian
ⓘ
linked to:
Xuedou Chongxian
|
| placeOfOrigin |
Song dynasty China
ⓘ
linked to:
Song dynasty
|
| relatedWork |
Book of Equanimity
ⓘ
linked to:
Book of Serenity
Record of Linji ⓘ
linked to:
The Record of Linji
The Gateless Gate ⓘ
linked to:
Gateless Gate
|
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| school |
Linji school of Chan
ⓘ
linked to:
Linji lineage
|
| studiedBy | Zen practitioners worldwide ⓘ |
| studiedFor | its profound teachings on enlightenment ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Buddhist practice
ⓘ
enlightenment ⓘ nature of mind ⓘ non-duality ⓘ |
| titleInChinese | 碧巖錄 ⓘ |
| titleInChineseSimplified |
碧岩录
ⓘ
linked to:
Blue Cliff Record
|
| titleInChineseTraditional |
碧巖錄
ⓘ
linked to:
Blue Cliff Record
|
| tradition |
Chan Buddhism
ⓘ
Zen Buddhism ⓘ
linked to:
Zen
|
| transliteration | Bìyán Lù ⓘ |
| usedFor |
koan training
ⓘ
meditative contemplation ⓘ |
| usedIn | Zen monastic education ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Blue Cliff Record Description of subject: 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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