Hotei is of Chinese origin
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Hotei is a jovial, pot-bellied deity of contentment and abundance, often depicted as a laughing monk carrying a large cloth sack.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hotei is of Chinese origin canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19596616 — 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: Hotei is of Chinese origin Context triple: [Seven Lucky Gods, hasMemberOrigin, Hotei is of Chinese origin]
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A.
Hotei
Hotei is a renowned Japanese musician and guitarist best known internationally for his song "Battle Without Honor or Humanity," featured in the film Kill Bill.
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B.
Hwaeom Buddhism
Hwaeom Buddhism is a Korean Buddhist tradition rooted in the Huayan school, emphasizing the interpenetration and mutual dependence of all phenomena.
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C.
Nao de China
Nao de China was the Spanish term for the Manila galleons, the trans-Pacific trading ships that linked Asia and the Americas between the 16th and 19th centuries.
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D.
Bodhidharma
Bodhidharma is a semi-legendary Indian monk traditionally credited with bringing Zen (Chan) Buddhism to China and emphasizing direct meditation over scriptural study.
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E.
Bodai Daruma
Bodai Daruma is the Japanese name for Bodhidharma, the semi-legendary Buddhist monk credited with transmitting Chan (Zen) Buddhism to China and inspiring the Daruma doll tradition in Japan.
- 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: Hotei is of Chinese origin Target entity description: Hotei is a jovial, pot-bellied deity of contentment and abundance, often depicted as a laughing monk carrying a large cloth sack.
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A.
Hotei
Hotei is a renowned Japanese musician and guitarist best known internationally for his song "Battle Without Honor or Humanity," featured in the film Kill Bill.
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B.
Hwaeom Buddhism
Hwaeom Buddhism is a Korean Buddhist tradition rooted in the Huayan school, emphasizing the interpenetration and mutual dependence of all phenomena.
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C.
Nao de China
Nao de China was the Spanish term for the Manila galleons, the trans-Pacific trading ships that linked Asia and the Americas between the 16th and 19th centuries.
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D.
Bodhidharma
Bodhidharma is a semi-legendary Indian monk traditionally credited with bringing Zen (Chan) Buddhism to China and emphasizing direct meditation over scriptural study.
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E.
Bodai Daruma
Bodai Daruma is the Japanese name for Bodhidharma, the semi-legendary Buddhist monk credited with transmitting Chan (Zen) Buddhism to China and inspiring the Daruma doll tradition in Japan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.