景德传灯录

景德傳燈錄

Jǐngdé chuándēng lù

proper noun

Meanings

1 Jingde Record of the Transmission of the Lamp, a Song-dynasty collection of the lives and sayings of Chan masters

Characters

bright; part of the reign name Jingde

Examples

HSK 7-9

《景德传灯录》记载了很多禅师的故事。

《 Jǐngdé chuándēng lù 》 jìzǎi le hěnduō chánshī de gùshi.

The Jingde Record of the Transmission of the Lamp records the stories of many Chan masters.

HSK 7-9

很多禅宗公案都出自《景德传灯录》。

Hěnduō Chánzōng gōng'àn dōu chūzì 《 Jǐngdé chuándēng lù 》.

Many Chan koans come from the Jingde Record of the Transmission of the Lamp.

Tips

history

Compiled by the monk 道原 and presented to the throne in 1004, the first year of the Northern Song reign period 景德. Its 30 scrolls trace the lineage of about 1,700 Buddhas, patriarchs and Chan masters, which is where the phrase 'the 1,700 koans' comes from.

memory

传灯 'passing on the lamp' pictures the teaching going from master to disciple like a flame lit from one lamp to the next, and 录 is 'record'. It is the first of the five lamp records later condensed into 五灯会元.

Stroke Order

景 jǐng

德 dé

传 chuán

灯 dēng

录 lù