Kanmuryōjukyō
E1002481
Kanmuryōjukyō is a key Mahayana Buddhist scripture of the Pure Land tradition that teaches meditative practices for visualizing Amitābha Buddha and his Western Paradise.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kanmuryōjukyō canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12778469 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kanmuryōjukyō Context triple: [Amitāyurdhyāna Sūtra, hasAlternativeName, Kanmuryōjukyō]
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A.
Mumonkan
Mumonkan is a classic 13th-century Zen Buddhist koan collection compiled by the Chinese master Wumen Huikai, widely studied as a foundational text in Zen practice.
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B.
Shinshukyo
Shinshukyo refers to Japan’s “new religions,” a diverse group of modern religious movements that emerged mainly from the late 19th century onward, often blending Shinto, Buddhist, and other spiritual elements.
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C.
Hōshin Myōju
Hōshin Myōju was the wife of the famed Japanese tea master Sen no Rikyū, associated with the cultural milieu surrounding the development of wabi-cha tea ceremony aesthetics in the late Sengoku period.
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D.
Kameyama no misasagi
Kameyama no misasagi is the imperial mausoleum in Japan that serves as the traditional burial site of Emperor Kameyama.
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E.
Takami-Musubi
Takami-Musubi is a primordial Shinto creator deity revered as one of the high heavenly gods who helped shape the cosmos in Japanese mythology.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kanmuryōjukyō Target entity description: Kanmuryōjukyō is a key Mahayana Buddhist scripture of the Pure Land tradition that teaches meditative practices for visualizing Amitābha Buddha and his Western Paradise.
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A.
Mumonkan
Mumonkan is a classic 13th-century Zen Buddhist koan collection compiled by the Chinese master Wumen Huikai, widely studied as a foundational text in Zen practice.
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B.
Shinshukyo
Shinshukyo refers to Japan’s “new religions,” a diverse group of modern religious movements that emerged mainly from the late 19th century onward, often blending Shinto, Buddhist, and other spiritual elements.
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C.
Hōshin Myōju
Hōshin Myōju was the wife of the famed Japanese tea master Sen no Rikyū, associated with the cultural milieu surrounding the development of wabi-cha tea ceremony aesthetics in the late Sengoku period.
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D.
Kameyama no misasagi
Kameyama no misasagi is the imperial mausoleum in Japan that serves as the traditional burial site of Emperor Kameyama.
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E.
Takami-Musubi
Takami-Musubi is a primordial Shinto creator deity revered as one of the high heavenly gods who helped shape the cosmos in Japanese mythology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mahayana Buddhist scripture
ⓘ
Pure Land Buddhist sutra ⓘ canonical text ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Pure Land meditation
ⓘ
rebirth in the Pure Land ⓘ |
| centralFigure |
Amitābha Buddha
ⓘ
Queen Vaidehī ⓘ |
| contains |
descriptions of Pure Land adornments
ⓘ
series of contemplations on Amitābha ⓘ teachings on different grades of rebirth ⓘ |
| cosmologicalSetting | Western Paradise ⓘ |
| describes |
Western Pure Land of Bliss
ⓘ
linked to:
Western Pure Land
|
| devotionalFocus |
aspiration for Pure Land rebirth
ⓘ
faith in Amitābha Buddha ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
compassion of Amitābha Buddha
ⓘ
karmic consequences of actions ⓘ mental visualization ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Amitābha Buddha
ⓘ
Sukhāvatī ⓘ |
| goalOfPractice | attainment of rebirth in Sukhāvatī ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Amitāyurdhyāna Sūtra
ⓘ
Contemplation Sutra ⓘ
linked to:
Contemplation Sūtra
Sutra on the Visualization of Amitāyus ⓘ
linked to:
Amitāyurdhyāna Sūtra
|
| influenced |
Chinese Pure Land Buddhism
ⓘ
linked to:
Pure Land Buddhism
Japanese Pure Land Buddhism ⓘ Korean Pure Land Buddhism ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pure Land Buddhist canon
ⓘ
linked to:
Pure Land sutras
|
| primaryPurpose | guidance in visualization of Amitābha and his Pure Land ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence | East Asia ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Larger Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra
ⓘ
linked to:
Longer Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra
Smaller Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra ⓘ
linked to:
Shorter Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra
|
| religiousTradition |
Mahayana Buddhism
ⓘ
linked to:
Mahayana
Pure Land Buddhism ⓘ |
| scripturalFamily |
Amitābha sutras
ⓘ
linked to:
Amitābha Sūtra
|
| scriptureType |
devotional text
ⓘ
visualization sutra ⓘ |
| teaches |
meditative visualization practices
ⓘ
visualization of Amitābha Buddha ⓘ visualization of Amitābha’s Western Paradise ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Pure Land devotional practice
ⓘ
meditation instruction ⓘ |
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