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Jianzhi Sengcan (Chinese: 鑑智僧璨; Pīnyīn: Jiànzhì Sēngcàn; Wade–Giles: Chien-chih Seng-ts'an; Rōmaji: Kanchi Sōsan) is known as the Third Chinese Patriarch of Chán after Bodhidharma and thirtieth Patriarch after Siddhārtha Gautama Buddha.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sengcan | Born | 496? China | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sengcan | Died | 606 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sengcan | Predecessor | Dazu Huike | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sengcan | Religion | Buddhism | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sengcan | School | Chan | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sengcan | Successor | Dayi Daoxin | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sengcan | Title | Third Chinese Patriarch | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sengcan | is a | most ambiguous and the least known | 0.90 | text |
| Sengcan | related to Biography | The | 0.60 | section |
| Sengcan | related to Biography | Sengcan's | 0.60 | section |
| Sengcan | related to Daoxin | He | 0.60 | section |
| Sengcan | related to Daoxin | Daoxin | 0.60 | section |
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