Kyoto School
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The Kyoto School is a Japanese philosophical movement that blends Western philosophy with Eastern, especially Zen Buddhist, thought, founded around the work of Nishida Kitaro and his successors.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kyoto School canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16536596 — 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: Kyoto School Context triple: [Nishida Kitaro, movement, Kyoto School]
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A.
Tanaka school
Tanaka school is a Japanese political faction associated with influential postwar Liberal Democratic Party leader Kakuei Tanaka.
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B.
Nankai School system
The Nankai School system is a renowned network of modern educational institutions in China known for its emphasis on patriotism, academic rigor, and holistic student development.
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C.
Jōjitsu school
The Jōjitsu school is a minor early Japanese Buddhist sect rooted in Indian Abhidharma thought, known for its detailed analysis of phenomena and its role in the historical development of Buddhist philosophy in Japan.
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D.
Kegon school
The Kegon school is a major tradition of Japanese Buddhism rooted in the Huayan philosophy, emphasizing the interpenetration and mutual dependence of all phenomena.
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E.
Nikai school
Nikai school is a political faction or group associated with the Nikai faction, likely centered around the leadership or ideology of a figure named Nikai.
- 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: Kyoto School Target entity description: The Kyoto School is a Japanese philosophical movement that blends Western philosophy with Eastern, especially Zen Buddhist, thought, founded around the work of Nishida Kitaro and his successors.
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A.
Tanaka school
Tanaka school is a Japanese political faction associated with influential postwar Liberal Democratic Party leader Kakuei Tanaka.
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B.
Nankai School system
The Nankai School system is a renowned network of modern educational institutions in China known for its emphasis on patriotism, academic rigor, and holistic student development.
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C.
Jōjitsu school
The Jōjitsu school is a minor early Japanese Buddhist sect rooted in Indian Abhidharma thought, known for its detailed analysis of phenomena and its role in the historical development of Buddhist philosophy in Japan.
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D.
Kegon school
The Kegon school is a major tradition of Japanese Buddhism rooted in the Huayan philosophy, emphasizing the interpenetration and mutual dependence of all phenomena.
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E.
Nikai school
Nikai school is a political faction or group associated with the Nikai faction, likely centered around the leadership or ideology of a figure named Nikai.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.