Kenchō-ji branch of Rinzai
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The Kenchō-ji branch of Rinzai is a Japanese Zen Buddhist school centered on Kamakura’s Kenchō-ji temple, emphasizing rigorous meditation practice and monastic discipline within the Rinzai tradition.
All labels observed (1)
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| Kenchō-ji branch of Rinzai canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17736205 — 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: Kenchō-ji branch of Rinzai Context triple: [Kenchō-ji, BuddhistSect, Kenchō-ji branch of Rinzai]
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Tenryu-ji branch of Rinzai Zen
The Tenryu-ji branch of Rinzai Zen is a major school within Japanese Rinzai Zen Buddhism centered on Tenryu-ji, a historic Kyoto temple renowned for its cultural and spiritual influence.
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Nanzen-ji branch of Rinzai Zen
The Nanzen-ji branch of Rinzai Zen is a major school of Japanese Zen Buddhism centered on Kyoto’s historic Nanzen-ji temple, known for its strict monastic training and influential cultural legacy.
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Shokoku-ji school of Rinzai Zen
The Shokoku-ji school of Rinzai Zen is a major branch of Japanese Rinzai Zen Buddhism centered on Kyoto’s Shokoku-ji temple, historically influential in Zen practice, culture, and temple networks such as Ginkaku-ji.
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Fuke Zen sect
The Fuke Zen sect was a Japanese Buddhist school whose wandering monk-practitioners used the shakuhachi flute as a form of meditation and spiritual practice.
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Sōtō Zen
Sōtō Zen is a major school of Japanese Zen Buddhism known for its emphasis on seated meditation (zazen) and the practice of "just sitting" (shikantaza) as the direct expression of enlightenment.
- 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: Kenchō-ji branch of Rinzai Target entity description: The Kenchō-ji branch of Rinzai is a Japanese Zen Buddhist school centered on Kamakura’s Kenchō-ji temple, emphasizing rigorous meditation practice and monastic discipline within the Rinzai tradition.
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A.
Tenryu-ji branch of Rinzai Zen
The Tenryu-ji branch of Rinzai Zen is a major school within Japanese Rinzai Zen Buddhism centered on Tenryu-ji, a historic Kyoto temple renowned for its cultural and spiritual influence.
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B.
Nanzen-ji branch of Rinzai Zen
The Nanzen-ji branch of Rinzai Zen is a major school of Japanese Zen Buddhism centered on Kyoto’s historic Nanzen-ji temple, known for its strict monastic training and influential cultural legacy.
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C.
Shokoku-ji school of Rinzai Zen
The Shokoku-ji school of Rinzai Zen is a major branch of Japanese Rinzai Zen Buddhism centered on Kyoto’s Shokoku-ji temple, historically influential in Zen practice, culture, and temple networks such as Ginkaku-ji.
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D.
Fuke Zen sect
The Fuke Zen sect was a Japanese Buddhist school whose wandering monk-practitioners used the shakuhachi flute as a form of meditation and spiritual practice.
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E.
Sōtō Zen
Sōtō Zen is a major school of Japanese Zen Buddhism known for its emphasis on seated meditation (zazen) and the practice of "just sitting" (shikantaza) as the direct expression of enlightenment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.