David L. McMahan
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David L. McMahan is a scholar of Buddhism known for his influential work on how modernity has shaped contemporary Buddhist thought and practice.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13035219 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David L. McMahan Context triple: [Buddhist modernism, studiedBy, David L. McMahan]
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Michael V. Martin
Michael V. Martin is an American academic leader and agricultural economist who has served as president or chancellor at multiple universities, including Florida Gulf Coast University and Louisiana State University.
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Bruce H. Mann
Bruce H. Mann is an American legal historian and Harvard Law School professor known for his scholarship on early American legal and economic history and for being married to U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren.
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C.
Daniel P. Livermore
Daniel P. Livermore was the husband of prominent American abolitionist and women's rights advocate Mary Livermore.
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Michael T. Williamson
Michael T. Williamson is an American actor best known for his role as Benjamin Buford "Bubba" Blue in the film Forrest Gump.
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E.
Gregory J. Reed
Gregory J. Reed is an author best known for co-writing the memoir "Quiet Strength," which chronicles the life and values of NFL coach Tony Dungy.
- 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: David L. McMahan Target entity description: David L. McMahan is a scholar of Buddhism known for his influential work on how modernity has shaped contemporary Buddhist thought and practice.
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A.
Michael V. Martin
Michael V. Martin is an American academic leader and agricultural economist who has served as president or chancellor at multiple universities, including Florida Gulf Coast University and Louisiana State University.
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B.
Bruce H. Mann
Bruce H. Mann is an American legal historian and Harvard Law School professor known for his scholarship on early American legal and economic history and for being married to U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren.
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C.
Daniel P. Livermore
Daniel P. Livermore was the husband of prominent American abolitionist and women's rights advocate Mary Livermore.
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D.
Michael T. Williamson
Michael T. Williamson is an American actor best known for his role as Benjamin Buford "Bubba" Blue in the film Forrest Gump.
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E.
Gregory J. Reed
Gregory J. Reed is an author best known for co-writing the memoir "Quiet Strength," which chronicles the life and values of NFL coach Tony Dungy.
- F. None of above. chosen
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