Donglin movement
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UNEXPLORED
The Donglin movement was a late Ming dynasty Confucian reformist group of scholars and officials known for advocating moral governance and criticizing court corruption and eunuch dominance.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Donglin movement canonical | 1 |
| Ming dynasty Neo-Confucianism | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15508346 — 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: Donglin movement Context triple: [Wei Zhongxian, opposedBy, Donglin movement]
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A.
Yunmen school
The Yunmen school is a major Chan (Zen) Buddhist lineage known for its concise, paradoxical teachings and influential role in the development of Chinese and East Asian Zen.
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B.
Caodong school
The Caodong school is a major Chinese Chan Buddhist tradition known for its emphasis on silent illumination meditation and later influence on the Japanese Sōtō Zen school.
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C.
Song-dynasty Chan
Song-dynasty Chan was a mature phase of Chinese Zen Buddhism characterized by highly systematized monastic institutions, influential public-case (gong’an) literature, and the consolidation of major Chan lineages.
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D.
Tiantai school
The Tiantai school is a major tradition of Chinese Buddhism known for its comprehensive doctrinal system centered on the Lotus Sutra and its synthesis of meditation and philosophical analysis.
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E.
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.
- 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: Donglin movement Target entity description: The Donglin movement was a late Ming dynasty Confucian reformist group of scholars and officials known for advocating moral governance and criticizing court corruption and eunuch dominance.
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A.
Yunmen school
The Yunmen school is a major Chan (Zen) Buddhist lineage known for its concise, paradoxical teachings and influential role in the development of Chinese and East Asian Zen.
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B.
Caodong school
The Caodong school is a major Chinese Chan Buddhist tradition known for its emphasis on silent illumination meditation and later influence on the Japanese Sōtō Zen school.
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C.
Song-dynasty Chan
Song-dynasty Chan was a mature phase of Chinese Zen Buddhism characterized by highly systematized monastic institutions, influential public-case (gong’an) literature, and the consolidation of major Chan lineages.
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D.
Tiantai school
The Tiantai school is a major tradition of Chinese Buddhism known for its comprehensive doctrinal system centered on the Lotus Sutra and its synthesis of meditation and philosophical analysis.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Donglin movement