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The Jingde Record of the Transmission of the Lamp (traditional Chinese:景德傳燈錄; simplified Chinese:景德传灯录; pinyin:Jǐngdé Chuándēnglù; Wade–Giles:Ching-te Ch'uan teng lu; Japanese:Keitoku Dentō-roku), often referred to asThe Transmission of the Lamp, is a 30 volume work consisting of putative biographies of theChan Buddhist andZen Buddhist patriarchs and other prominent Buddhist monks. It was produced in theSong dynasty by Shi Daoyuan (simplified Chinese:释道原; traditional Chinese:釋道原; pinyin:Shì Dàoyuán; Wade–Giles:Shih Tao-Yüen).^{[citation needed]} Other than theAnthology of the Patriarchal Hall, it represents the first appearance of "encounter dialogues" in the Chan tradition, which in turn are the antecedents of the famouskōan stories.

The wordJingde (景德), the first two characters of the title, refers to thereign name ofEmperor Zhenzong of Song, which dates the work to between 1004 and 1007 CE. It is a primary source of information for the history of Chan Buddhism in China, although most scholars interpret the biographies as largelyhagiography. The lives of the Zen masters and disciples are systematically listed, beginning with thefirst seven buddhas (Gautama Buddha is seventh in this list). The "Lamp" in the title refers to the "Dharma", the teachings of the Buddhism. A total of 1701 biographies are listed in the book. Volumes 1 to 3 are devoted to the history ofIndian Buddhism, and the history ofBuddhism in China starts in chapter 4 withBodhidharma. Volume 29 is a collection ofgathas, and volume 30 is a collection of songs and other devotional material.

1. Vipashin
2. Shikhin
3. Vishvabhu
4. Kakusandha
5. Kanakamuni
6. Kāśyāpa
7. Shakyamuni

1. Mahakāśyapa
2. Ānanda
3. Sanakavāsa
4. Upagupta
5. Dhritaka
6. Michaka
7. Vasumitra
8. Buddhanandi
9. Buddhamitra
10. Parsva
11. Punyayasas
12. Aśvaghoṣa
13. Kapimala
14. Nāgārjuna
15. Kanadeva
16. Rahulata
17. Sanghanandi
18. Gayasata
19. Kumorata
20. Jāyatā
21. Vasubandhu
22. Manorhita
23. Haklena
24. Āryasimha
25. Bashyashita
26. Punyamitra
27. Prajñātara
28. Bodhidharma

1. Bodhidharma
2. Huike
3. Sengcan
4. Daoxin
5. Hongren
6. Huineng

• The Records of the Transmission of the Lamp (Volumes 1-8),Daoyi, Yang Yi & Randolph S. Whitfield

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