Zōchō-ten
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Zōchō-ten is a Buddhist guardian deity (one of the Four Heavenly Kings) venerated in East Asia, especially in Japan, as the protector of the south and a defender of the Buddhist faith.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Zōchō-ten canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11860985 — 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: Zōchō-ten Context triple: [Virūḍhaka, JapaneseName, Zōchō-ten]
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A.
Kenchō-ji
Kenchō-ji is a historic Zen Buddhist temple in Kamakura, Japan, renowned as one of the oldest and most important Zen training monasteries in the country.
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B.
Kozan-ji
Kozan-ji is a historic Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its ancient cultural treasures and inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage listing of Kyoto’s monuments.
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C.
Zenkō-ji Temple
Zenkō-ji Temple is a historic and highly revered Buddhist temple in Nagano, Japan, known as one of the country’s most important pilgrimage sites.
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D.
Shitenno-ji
Shitenno-ji is one of Japan’s oldest Buddhist temples, founded in Osaka in the 6th century and renowned as a major historical and religious site.
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E.
Ryōzenji
Ryōzenji is a Buddhist temple in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan, best known as the traditional starting point of the Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage.
- 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: Zōchō-ten Target entity description: Zōchō-ten is a Buddhist guardian deity (one of the Four Heavenly Kings) venerated in East Asia, especially in Japan, as the protector of the south and a defender of the Buddhist faith.
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A.
Kenchō-ji
Kenchō-ji is a historic Zen Buddhist temple in Kamakura, Japan, renowned as one of the oldest and most important Zen training monasteries in the country.
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B.
Kozan-ji
Kozan-ji is a historic Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its ancient cultural treasures and inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage listing of Kyoto’s monuments.
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C.
Zenkō-ji Temple
Zenkō-ji Temple is a historic and highly revered Buddhist temple in Nagano, Japan, known as one of the country’s most important pilgrimage sites.
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D.
Shitenno-ji
Shitenno-ji is one of Japan’s oldest Buddhist temples, founded in Osaka in the 6th century and renowned as a major historical and religious site.
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E.
Ryōzenji
Ryōzenji is a Buddhist temple in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan, best known as the traditional starting point of the Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.