Liuzu Tanjing
E940291
Buddhist sutra-like text
Chan Buddhist scripture
Chinese Buddhist classic
Zen Buddhist scripture
religious text
Liuzu Tanjing is a foundational Chan (Zen) Buddhist scripture traditionally attributed to the Sixth Patriarch Huineng, presenting his teachings on sudden enlightenment and mind-nature.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Liuzu Tanjing canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11673547 — 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: Liuzu Tanjing Context triple: [Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch, alternativeName, Liuzu Tanjing]
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A.
Bianliang
Bianliang is the historical name of the Chinese city that served as the capital during the Northern Song dynasty, now known as Kaifeng.
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B.
Zhujiajiao
Zhujiajiao is an ancient water town on the outskirts of Shanghai, famed for its historic canals, stone bridges, and traditional architecture.
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C.
Yingtian
Yingtian was an important early Ming dynasty capital city, historically centered around present-day Nanjing in China.
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D.
Lishan Didan
Lishan Didan is a Jewish Neo-Aramaic language traditionally spoken by Kurdish and Azerbaijani Jews from the regions of northwestern Iran and eastern Turkey.
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E.
Da Yuan
Da Yuan is the official Chinese name for the Yuan dynasty, the Mongol-ruled imperial dynasty that governed China from the late 13th to the mid-14th century.
- 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: Liuzu Tanjing Target entity description: Liuzu Tanjing is a foundational Chan (Zen) Buddhist scripture traditionally attributed to the Sixth Patriarch Huineng, presenting his teachings on sudden enlightenment and mind-nature.
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A.
Bianliang
Bianliang is the historical name of the Chinese city that served as the capital during the Northern Song dynasty, now known as Kaifeng.
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B.
Zhujiajiao
Zhujiajiao is an ancient water town on the outskirts of Shanghai, famed for its historic canals, stone bridges, and traditional architecture.
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C.
Yingtian
Yingtian was an important early Ming dynasty capital city, historically centered around present-day Nanjing in China.
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D.
Lishan Didan
Lishan Didan is a Jewish Neo-Aramaic language traditionally spoken by Kurdish and Azerbaijani Jews from the regions of northwestern Iran and eastern Turkey.
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E.
Da Yuan
Da Yuan is the official Chinese name for the Yuan dynasty, the Mongol-ruled imperial dynasty that governed China from the late 13th to the mid-14th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist sutra-like text
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Chan Buddhist scripture ⓘ Chinese Buddhist classic ⓘ Zen Buddhist scripture ⓘ religious text ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Huineng ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | important text in Chan tradition ⓘ |
| contains |
autobiographical account of Huineng
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dialogues between Huineng and disciples ⓘ gatha verses ⓘ record of Huineng’s sermons ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Tang dynasty China
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linked to:
Tang dynasty
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| describes | teachings of Huineng ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical narrative
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doctrinal exposition ⓘ sermon record ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Liuzu Tanjing
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Platform Sutra ⓘ Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
Dunhuang version
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later expanded editions ⓘ |
| influenced |
East Asian Zen Buddhism
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linked to:
East Asian Buddhism
Japanese Zen ⓘ Korean Seon ⓘ
linked to:
Korean Buddhism
Vietnamese Thiền ⓘ
linked to:
Thiền Buddhism
|
| keyConcept |
no-form (wuxiang)
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no-thought (wunian) ⓘ non-attachment (wuzhu) ⓘ original mind ⓘ sudden vs gradual enlightenment ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Buddha-nature
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direct realization ⓘ emptiness ⓘ mind-nature ⓘ non-duality ⓘ non-reliance on written words ⓘ practice in everyday life ⓘ sudden enlightenment ⓘ |
| preservedIn | Dunhuang manuscripts ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| religiousBranch |
Chan Buddhism
ⓘ
Zen Buddhism ⓘ
linked to:
Zen
|
| studiedBy |
Buddhist scholars
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Chan monks ⓘ Zen practitioners ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
historical authenticity debates
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textual criticism ⓘ |
| traditionalAuthor | Huineng ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Liuzu Tanjing Description of subject: Liuzu Tanjing is a foundational Chan (Zen) Buddhist scripture traditionally attributed to the Sixth Patriarch Huineng, presenting his teachings on sudden enlightenment and mind-nature.
Referenced by (2)
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