Baolin zhuan

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Baolin zhuan (J. Hōrinden; K. Porim chŏn 寶林傳). An early record of the lineage of the Chinese Chan school.[1] Also known as Da Tang Shaozhou Shuangfeng shan, Caoxi Baolin zhuan or Caoxi Baolin zhuan. The title refers to the monastery named Baolinsi in which Huineng, the “sixth patriarch” of Chan, resided.[1]

The title is translated as:

  • “Chronicle of the Bejeweled Forest (Monastery)”[1]
  • "Biographies of Baolin"[2]

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