Revisiting Huairang : the fragments of the Baolin zhuan preserved in the Keitoku dentō shōroku and their implications for Tang-Song Chan historiography
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- Laurent Van Cutsem (UGent)
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- Abstract
- The Baolin zhuan 寶林傳 is a cornerstone in the formation of Chan historiography, yet it survives today only in two incomplete historical textual witnesses. Its tenth and final fascicle, likely covering the lives and teachings of Huineng 慧能 (638–713) and his first- and second-generation successors, is lost. Building on earlier Japanese scholarship, Shiina Kōyū 椎名宏雄 further identified and explored fragments of this missing fascicle preserved in five later works. This article examines the fragments concerning Huairang 懷讓 (d. 744) preserved in the Keitoku dentō shōroku 景德傳燈鈔錄 and investigates the influence of the Baolin zhuan’s account on Chan historiography in the Five Dynasties and early Song periods.
- Texte central dans le développement de l’historiographie Chan, le Baolin zhuan 寶林傳 ne subsiste que sous la forme de deux témoins textuels incomplets. Son dixième et dernier fascicule, vraisemblablement consacré à Huineng 慧能 (638–713) et à ses disciples présumés de première et deuxième générations, est aujourd’hui perdu. Shiina Kōyū 椎名宏雄, cependant, s’appuyant sur des travaux japonais antérieurs, a identifié et analysé des fragments de ce fascicule manquant cités dans cinq sources plus tardives. Cet article examine les citations contenues dans le Keitoku dentō shōroku 景德傳燈鈔錄 concernant Huairang 懷讓 (677–744) et explore l’influence des récits du Baolin zhuan sur l’historiographie Chan durant la période des Cinq dynasties et le début de la dynastie des Song.
- Keywords
- Chan/Zen Buddhism, Chinese Buddhism, Chinese Historiography, Buddhist Literature, Nanyue Huairang, Buddhist historiography, Baolin zhuan, Zutang ji, Jingde chuandeng lu, Tiansheng guangdeng lu, Keitoku dentoshoroku
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Please use this url to cite or link to this publication: http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-01KJ7712ZXB9C2F5R2EQNA9260
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- Van Cutsem, Laurent. “Revisiting Huairang : The Fragments of the Baolin Zhuan Preserved in the Keitoku Dentō Shōroku and Their Implications for Tang-Song Chan Historiography.” TOUNG PAO, vol. 111, no. 5–6, 2025, pp. 584–662, doi:10.1163/15685322-11105003.
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- Van Cutsem, L. (2025). Revisiting Huairang : the fragments of the Baolin zhuan preserved in the Keitoku dentō shōroku and their implications for Tang-Song Chan historiography. TOUNG PAO, 111(5–6), 584–662. https://doi.org/10.1163/15685322-11105003
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- Van Cutsem, Laurent. 2025. “Revisiting Huairang : The Fragments of the Baolin Zhuan Preserved in the Keitoku Dentō Shōroku and Their Implications for Tang-Song Chan Historiography.” TOUNG PAO 111 (5–6): 584–662. https://doi.org/10.1163/15685322-11105003.
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- Van Cutsem, Laurent. 2025. “Revisiting Huairang : The Fragments of the Baolin Zhuan Preserved in the Keitoku Dentō Shōroku and Their Implications for Tang-Song Chan Historiography.” TOUNG PAO 111 (5–6): 584–662. doi:10.1163/15685322-11105003.
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- 1.Van Cutsem L. Revisiting Huairang : the fragments of the Baolin zhuan preserved in the Keitoku dentō shōroku and their implications for Tang-Song Chan historiography. TOUNG PAO. 2025;111(5–6):584–662.
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- [1]L. Van Cutsem, “Revisiting Huairang : the fragments of the Baolin zhuan preserved in the Keitoku dentō shōroku and their implications for Tang-Song Chan historiography,” TOUNG PAO, vol. 111, no. 5–6, pp. 584–662, 2025.
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