Denkoroku
history of the Sōtō school of Zen written in 1300 by Keizan Jokin Zenji, containing biographies of 28 Indian patriarchs, 23 Chinese patriarchs, and two Japanese patriarchs (Dōgen and Koun Ejō)
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Denkoroku
Summary
Denkoroku is a literary work[1]. Denkoroku ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Denkoroku authored Keizan[3].
- Denkoroku's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
- Denkoroku's genre is hagiography[5].
- Denkoroku's genre is kōan[6].
- Denkoroku's language of work or name is recorded as Late Middle Japanese[7].
- Denkoroku's country of origin is recorded as Kamakura shogunate[8].
- Denkoroku's catalog code is recorded as 2585[9].
- 1300 marks the founding of Denkoroku[10].
- Denkoroku's characters is recorded as The Buddha[11].
- Denkoroku's characters is recorded as Mahākāśyapa[12].
- Denkoroku's characters is recorded as Ānanda[13].
- Denkoroku's characters is recorded as Shanavasa[14].
- Denkoroku's characters is recorded as Upagupta[15].
- Denkoroku's characters is recorded as Vasumitra[16].
- Denkoroku's characters is recorded as Aśvaghoṣa[17].
- Denkoroku's characters is recorded as Nagarjuna[18].
- Denkoroku's characters is recorded as Aryadeva[19].
- Denkoroku's characters is recorded as Vasubandhu[20].
- Denkoroku's characters is recorded as Prajnatara[21].
- Denkoroku's characters is recorded as Bodhidharma[22].
- Denkoroku's characters is recorded as Dazu Huike[23].
- Denkoroku's characters is recorded as Jianzhi Sengcan[24].
- Denkoroku's characters is recorded as Dayi Daoxin[25].
- Denkoroku's characters is recorded as Daman Hongren[26].
- Denkoroku's characters is recorded as Huineng[27].
Body
Authorship and Creation
Denkoroku authored Keizan[3].
Publication
Denkoroku's language of work or name is recorded as Late Middle Japanese[7]. Genres include hagiography[5] and kōan[6].
Subject and Themes
Main subjects include Sōtō[28], Caodong school[29], and history of Buddhism[30].
Why It Matters
Denkoroku ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month).[2] Denkoroku has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] Denkoroku is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]