shentong
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Shentong is a Tibetan Buddhist philosophical view, especially associated with the Jonang school, that emphasizes the mind’s ultimate nature as empty of other (relative) phenomena yet endowed with inherent, luminous qualities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| shentong canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13264244 — 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: shentong Context triple: [Jonang school, philosophicalView, shentong]
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Shentong
Shentong is the commonly used abbreviation for the Shanghai Shentong Metro Group, the state-owned company that operates and manages the Shanghai Metro system.
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shendao
Shendao is a term referring to the "Spirit Way," the sacred, often statue-lined ceremonial path leading to imperial or royal tombs in Chinese architecture.
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Xianyong
Xianyong is the given name of Bai Xianyong, a prominent Chinese-American writer known for his influential modern Chinese literature and depictions of Taiwanese and Chinese society.
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D.
Heze Shenhui
Heze Shenhui was an influential early Chinese Chan (Zen) Buddhist monk known for vigorously promoting the Southern School associated with Huineng and shaping the later development of Chan doctrine.
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shengyuan
Shengyuan was the lowest scholarly degree in imperial China’s examination system, designating entry-level licentiates eligible for further civil service exams.
- 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: shentong Target entity description: Shentong is a Tibetan Buddhist philosophical view, especially associated with the Jonang school, that emphasizes the mind’s ultimate nature as empty of other (relative) phenomena yet endowed with inherent, luminous qualities.
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A.
Shentong
Shentong is the commonly used abbreviation for the Shanghai Shentong Metro Group, the state-owned company that operates and manages the Shanghai Metro system.
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B.
shendao
Shendao is a term referring to the "Spirit Way," the sacred, often statue-lined ceremonial path leading to imperial or royal tombs in Chinese architecture.
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C.
Xianyong
Xianyong is the given name of Bai Xianyong, a prominent Chinese-American writer known for his influential modern Chinese literature and depictions of Taiwanese and Chinese society.
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D.
Heze Shenhui
Heze Shenhui was an influential early Chinese Chan (Zen) Buddhist monk known for vigorously promoting the Southern School associated with Huineng and shaping the later development of Chan doctrine.
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E.
shengyuan
Shengyuan was the lowest scholarly degree in imperial China’s examination system, designating entry-level licentiates eligible for further civil service exams.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist doctrinal position
ⓘ
Madhyamaka interpretation ⓘ Tibetan Buddhist philosophical view ⓘ |
| associatedPerson |
Dolpopa Sherab Gyaltsen
ⓘ
Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Thayé ⓘ
linked to:
Dolpopa Sherab Gyaltsen
Khenpo Tsültrim Gyamtso ⓘ Tāranātha ⓘ
linked to:
Taranatha
|
| associatedSchool |
Jonang
ⓘ
Jonangpa tradition ⓘ Kagyu ⓘ
linked to:
Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism
Nyingma ⓘ
linked to:
Nyingma school
|
| contrastsWith | self‑emptiness (rang stong) ⓘ |
| controversialWithin |
Gelug school
ⓘ
linked to:
Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism
|
| coreClaim |
buddha‑nature is real and endowed with qualities
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mind’s ultimate nature is luminous and aware ⓘ relative phenomena are empty of inherent existence ⓘ ultimate reality is empty of other (gzhan stong) ⓘ ultimate reality is not empty of its own enlightened qualities ⓘ |
| debatedTopic | status of buddha‑nature as ultimate reality ⓘ |
| emphasizesConcept |
buddha‑nature
ⓘ
linked to:
Tathagatagarbha
emptiness of other ⓘ luminous mind ⓘ tathāgatagarbha ⓘ |
| etymology | gzhan (other) + stong (empty) ⓘ |
| goalOfView | support direct realization of luminous mind ⓘ |
| historicallySystematizedBy | Dolpopa Sherab Gyaltsen ⓘ |
| influenced |
19th‑century Rimé movement thinkers
ⓘ
later Kagyu interpretations of buddha‑nature ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Indian Mahāyāna sūtras
ⓘ
Tathāgatagarbha thought ⓘ
linked to:
Tathagatagarbha
Yogācāra ⓘ |
| language | Tibetan ⓘ |
| opposedView | Rangtong ⓘ |
| originRegion | Tibet ⓘ |
| philosophicalFamily | Madhyamaka ⓘ |
| philosophicalStanceOnConventional | conventional phenomena are empty of inherent existence ⓘ |
| philosophicalStanceOnUltimate | ultimate truth is a positive reality with qualities ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ |
| soteriologicalEmphasis | recognition of already‑present enlightened qualities ⓘ |
| textualBasis |
Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra
ⓘ
linked to:
Mahaparinirvana Sutra
Ratnagotravibhāga (Uttaratantra) ⓘ
linked to:
Śrīmālādevī Siṃhanāda Sūtra
tathāgatagarbha sūtras ⓘ Śrīmālādevī Siṃhanāda Sūtra ⓘ |
| TibetanName |
gzhan stong
ⓘ
linked to:
Zhan
|
| viewOnEmptiness |
emptiness does not negate the existence of enlightened qualities
ⓘ
emptiness is understood as absence of adventitious defilements ⓘ |
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Subject: shentong Description of subject: Shentong is a Tibetan Buddhist philosophical view, especially associated with the Jonang school, that emphasizes the mind’s ultimate nature as empty of other (relative) phenomena yet endowed with inherent, luminous qualities.
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