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Blue Cliff Record

12th-century Chan Buddhist literary work
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Blue Cliff Record

Summary

Blue Cliff Record is a Buddhist text[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Blue Cliff Record authored Yuanwu Keqin[3].
  • Blue Cliff Record's instance of is recorded as Buddhist text[4].
  • Blue Cliff Record's genre is collected sayings[5].
  • Blue Cliff Record's Commons category is recorded as Blue Cliff Record[6].
  • Blue Cliff Record's language of work or name is recorded as Classical Chinese[7].
  • Blue Cliff Record's catalog code is recorded as 2003[8].
  • Blue Cliff Record's main subject is Chan Buddhism[9].
  • Blue Cliff Record's title is recorded as {'lang': 'lzh', 'text': '佛果圜悟禪師碧巖錄'}[10].

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Authorship and Creation

Blue Cliff Record authored Yuanwu Keqin[3].

Publication

Blue Cliff Record's language of work or name is recorded as Classical Chinese[7]. Its genre is collected sayings[5].

Subject and Themes

Blue Cliff Record's main subject is Chan Buddhism[9].

Why It Matters

Blue Cliff Record has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 19aT3W
    Instance of → Buddhist text
    Language of work or name → Classical Chinese
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