Three Caverns

E542486

Three Caverns is the primary tripartite division of the Daoist canon, organizing its scriptures into three major hierarchical collections.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Three Caverns canonical 1
Three Caverns system 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (34)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Daoist concept ⓘ
division of Daoist canon ⓘ
textual classification system ⓘ
appliesTo Daoist alchemical texts ⓘ
Daoist meditation texts ⓘ
Daoist philosophical texts ⓘ
Daoist ritual texts ⓘ
Daoist scriptures ⓘ
associatedLanguage Classical Chinese ⓘ
canonicalScope Daoist canon ⓘ
classificationPrinciple revelation hierarchy ⓘ
textual prestige ⓘ
culturalContext Chinese literature ⓘ
Chinese religion ⓘ
function organize Daoist scriptures ⓘ
provide hierarchical arrangement of texts ⓘ
hasPart Cavern of Mystery ⓘ
Cavern of Perfection ⓘ
Cavern of Spirit ⓘ
hierarchicalStatus primary division of Daoist canon ⓘ
influenced later Daoist catalog systems ⓘ
numberOfParts 3 ⓘ
region China ⓘ
relatedConcept Daoist canon ⓘ
Daozang ⓘ
religiousCanonType East Asian religious canon division ⓘ
religiousFunction define scriptural authority ⓘ
structure liturgical reference ⓘ
religiousTradition Daoism ⓘ
linked to: Taoism
structureType tripartite division ⓘ
usedBy Daoist clergy ⓘ
Daoist scholars ⓘ
usedIn Daoist canon compilation ⓘ
Daoist textual cataloging ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Daozang → hasPart → Three Caverns ⓘ
Dongzhen bu → belongsToSystem → Three Caverns system ⓘ
linked to: Three Caverns