Northern Chan school
Buddhist Traditions Lineage / school
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Neutral catalog summary
About this record
Northern Chan school is cataloged as a Lineage / school within Buddhist Traditions. Its public geographic context is “Historical or contested polity; no modern country assigned” and its period or origin is “7th–8th centuries; historical.” It is associated with the parent tradition “Chinese Chan Buddhism.”
This summary is assembled only from the record fields shown below. It does not add ritual instructions, doctrinal claims or inferred geography.
Record fields
- Alternate / historical names
- Běizōng Chán; Northern school of Chan; Northern School; 北宗禪
- Parent tradition
- Chinese Chan Buddhism
- Public geographic context
- Historical or contested polity; no modern country assigned
- Period / origin
- 7th–8th centuries; historical
- Living / historical status
- Historical historiographic school
- Access / protocol
- Scholarly / historical only
- Evidence status
- Classification contested
Geography
CandidateHistorical or contested polity; no modern country assigned
Historical or contested context in the source record is not converted into a modern political claim.
Public geographic context is limited to country level or broader. A documented site may still be named as the record’s public identity, but no subnational location field or coordinates are published.
Where to read more
A citation identifies a source to consult; it does not establish every claim in this record.
Related Atlas entries
Stable attribution
Cite this record
Northern Chan school. Atlas of Religious and Esoteric Lineages, record 1751. https://esotericlineages.com/entry/1751
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