Chan Genealogy in the Zutang ji 祖堂集 and HSNA 歷史社會網絡分析
For more information, please consult: Van Cutsem, Laurent. “Lineages as Network: A Study of Chan Genealogy in the Zutang ji 祖堂集 Using Social Network Analysis.” Religions 14, no. 2: 205 (February 2023): 29 pp. https://doi.org/10.3390/rel14020205.
Overview of the Zutang ji’s Version of Chan Genealogy
Generated with Gephi (version 0.9.5), with Force Atlas 2. The size of the nodes is proportional to their degree centrality (min. size: 10, max. size: 20). The color (shades of green) of the nodes and the size of the nodes’ labels (min. size: 0.5, max. size: 2.5) are proportional to their betweenness centrality. Once spatialized, Force Atlas 2 was run a second time with the “Prevent overlap” option checked. The author of the ZTJ’s original preface, Fuxian Zhaoqing 福先招慶 (i.e., Wendeng), is colored in red.
Overview of the Zutang ji’s Version of Chan Genealogy:
From Bodhidharma 菩提達摩 Onwards
Generated with Gephi (version 0.9.5), with Force Atlas 2. Description is identical to Figure 1 above. The network graph was rotated to increase visibility and the nodes of the Silla monks are colored in purple.
Overview of the Zutang ji’s Version of Chan Genealogy:
Textual Perspective
Generated with Gephi (version 0.9.5), with Force Atlas 2. The color (shades of green) of the nodes corresponds to their betweenness centrality. The size of the nodes (min. size: 2, max. size: 30) and labels (min. size: 0.5, max. size: 2.5) are proportional to the length of the entries. The nodes of the individuals who appear in the lineage but do not have an entry in the ZTJ are colored in black. To prevent overlap, I occasionally dragged some of the nodes manually in Gephi.
Overview of the Zutang ji’s Version of Chan Genealogy:
From Bodhidharma Onwards, Colored by Generation
Generated with Gephi (version 0.9.5), with Force Atlas 2. Description is identical to Figure 1. However, the nodes are colored by generation with a randomly generated palette.