Eiheiji
E1212621
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Eiheiji is a major Zen Buddhist temple in Fukui Prefecture, Japan, serving as one of the two principal training monasteries of the Sōtō school founded by the monk Dōgen.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Eiheiji canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16406229 — 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: Eiheiji Context triple: [Dōgen, founded, Eiheiji]
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A.
Hokuzan
Hokuzan was a medieval kingdom in northern Okinawa that existed before the unification of the Ryukyu Islands under the Ryukyu Kingdom.
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B.
Seishirō
Seishirō is a Japanese given name commonly used for male individuals.
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C.
Jūrakuji
Jūrakuji is a Buddhist temple in Japan best known as Temple 7 on the Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage route.
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D.
Ichigaya
Ichigaya is a central Tokyo district known for its major railway station, government and educational institutions, and proximity to the Imperial Palace area.
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E.
Tenkasi
Tenkasi is a town in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, known for its scenic Western Ghats backdrop, historic temples, and growing role as an emerging technology hub.
- 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: Eiheiji Target entity description: Eiheiji is a major Zen Buddhist temple in Fukui Prefecture, Japan, serving as one of the two principal training monasteries of the Sōtō school founded by the monk Dōgen.
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A.
Hokuzan
Hokuzan was a medieval kingdom in northern Okinawa that existed before the unification of the Ryukyu Islands under the Ryukyu Kingdom.
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B.
Seishirō
Seishirō is a Japanese given name commonly used for male individuals.
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C.
Jūrakuji
Jūrakuji is a Buddhist temple in Japan best known as Temple 7 on the Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage route.
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D.
Ichigaya
Ichigaya is a central Tokyo district known for its major railway station, government and educational institutions, and proximity to the Imperial Palace area.
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E.
Tenkasi
Tenkasi is a town in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, known for its scenic Western Ghats backdrop, historic temples, and growing role as an emerging technology hub.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.