Mugaku Sogen
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Mugaku Sogen was a prominent 13th-century Chinese Zen (Rinzai) monk who became an influential teacher in Japan and helped establish Zen Buddhism there.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 臨済義玄 | 2 |
| Mugaku Sogen canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17770060 — 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: Mugaku Sogen Context triple: [Engaku-ji, foundedBy, Mugaku Sogen]
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A.
Keizan Jōkin
Keizan Jōkin was a seminal Japanese Sōtō Zen master credited with greatly expanding the school’s institutions and popularizing its teachings in medieval Japan.
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B.
Dōgen
Dōgen was a Japanese Zen Buddhist monk, philosopher, and founder of the Sōtō school of Zen, renowned for his influential writings on meditation and enlightenment.
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C.
Eihei Shingi
Eihei Shingi is a foundational Zen monastic code that sets forth detailed guidelines for daily conduct, practice, and etiquette in the Sōtō Zen tradition.
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D.
Eihei Kōroku
Eihei Kōroku is a major collection of formal sermons and informal talks by the Japanese Zen master Dōgen, offering key insights into his mature Sōtō Zen teachings.
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E.
Zentsuji
Zentsuji is a historic city in Japan known as the birthplace of the Buddhist monk Kūkai and home to the famous Zentsū-ji Temple, one of the 88 temples on the Shikoku Pilgrimage.
- 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: Mugaku Sogen Target entity description: Mugaku Sogen was a prominent 13th-century Chinese Zen (Rinzai) monk who became an influential teacher in Japan and helped establish Zen Buddhism there.
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A.
Keizan Jōkin
Keizan Jōkin was a seminal Japanese Sōtō Zen master credited with greatly expanding the school’s institutions and popularizing its teachings in medieval Japan.
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B.
Dōgen
Dōgen was a Japanese Zen Buddhist monk, philosopher, and founder of the Sōtō school of Zen, renowned for his influential writings on meditation and enlightenment.
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C.
Eihei Shingi
Eihei Shingi is a foundational Zen monastic code that sets forth detailed guidelines for daily conduct, practice, and etiquette in the Sōtō Zen tradition.
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D.
Eihei Kōroku
Eihei Kōroku is a major collection of formal sermons and informal talks by the Japanese Zen master Dōgen, offering key insights into his mature Sōtō Zen teachings.
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E.
Zentsuji
Zentsuji is a historic city in Japan known as the birthplace of the Buddhist monk Kūkai and home to the famous Zentsū-ji Temple, one of the 88 temples on the Shikoku Pilgrimage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Mugaku Sogen
linked to: Mugaku Sogen