Xuetou Chongxian’s one-hundred koan collection
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Xuetou Chongxian’s one-hundred koan collection is an influential anthology of Chan (Zen) Buddhist koans that later served as the core material for the classic Blue Cliff Record.
All labels observed (1)
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| Xuetou Chongxian’s one-hundred koan collection canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Xuetou Chongxian’s one-hundred koan collection Context triple: [Blue Cliff Record, basedOn, Xuetou Chongxian’s one-hundred koan collection]
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A.
Blue Cliff Record
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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B.
Classified Conversations of Master Zhu
Classified Conversations of Master Zhu is a collected record of the sayings, discussions, and teachings of the influential Song-dynasty Neo-Confucian philosopher Zhu Xi.
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C.
Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch
The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch is a foundational Chan Buddhist scripture attributed to Huineng that expounds the doctrine of sudden enlightenment and the nature of mind.
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D.
Sutra of the Rhinoceros Horn
The Sutra of the Rhinoceros Horn is an early Buddhist text that extols the virtues of solitary practice and renunciation, using the image of a rhinoceros wandering alone as its central metaphor.
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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.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Xuetou Chongxian’s one-hundred koan collection Target entity description: Xuetou Chongxian’s one-hundred koan collection is an influential anthology of Chan (Zen) Buddhist koans that later served as the core material for the classic Blue Cliff Record.
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A.
Blue Cliff Record
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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B.
Classified Conversations of Master Zhu
Classified Conversations of Master Zhu is a collected record of the sayings, discussions, and teachings of the influential Song-dynasty Neo-Confucian philosopher Zhu Xi.
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C.
Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch
The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch is a foundational Chan Buddhist scripture attributed to Huineng that expounds the doctrine of sudden enlightenment and the nature of mind.
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D.
Sutra of the Rhinoceros Horn
The Sutra of the Rhinoceros Horn is an early Buddhist text that extols the virtues of solitary practice and renunciation, using the image of a rhinoceros wandering alone as its central metaphor.
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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 (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chan koan collection
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Chinese Buddhist anthology ⓘ Zen Buddhist text ⓘ |
| aim |
challenging conceptual thinking
ⓘ
training in direct insight ⓘ |
| associatedWithSchool | Yunmen school of Chan ⓘ |
| author |
Xuetou Chongxian
ⓘ
linked to:
Xuedou Chongxian
|
| compiledBy |
Xuetou Chongxian
ⓘ
linked to:
Xuedou Chongxian
|
| coreMaterialFor | Blue Cliff Record ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| genre | koan anthology ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| influenced |
Song dynasty Chan literature
ⓘ
later koan curricula ⓘ |
| influencedWork | Blue Cliff Record ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| laterAnnotatedIn | Blue Cliff Record ⓘ |
| laterCommentedOnBy |
Yuanwu Keqin
ⓘ
other Chan masters ⓘ |
| numberOfKoans | 100 ⓘ |
| period | Song dynasty ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Zen enlightenment
ⓘ
master–disciple encounters ⓘ public cases (gong’an) ⓘ |
| tradition |
Chan Buddhism
ⓘ
Zen Buddhism ⓘ
linked to:
Zen
|
| usedIn |
Chan monastic training
ⓘ
Rinzai Zen training ⓘ koan practice ⓘ |
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