Six Nara Schools
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The Six Nara Schools were early Japanese Buddhist scholastic traditions centered in Nara that specialized in distinct doctrinal interpretations and scriptural studies.
All labels observed (1)
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| Six Nara Schools canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19811179 — 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: Six Nara Schools Context triple: [Hossō, oneOf, Six Nara Schools]
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A.
Weishi school
The Weishi school is a Chinese Buddhist tradition that develops and interprets Yogācāra “consciousness-only” philosophy, emphasizing the mind’s role in constructing reality.
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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.
Ōkura school
The Ōkura school is one of the principal traditional lineages of Kyōgen, preserving and transmitting classical Japanese comic theatre performance styles.
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D.
Mikohidari school
The Mikohidari school was an influential medieval Japanese poetic lineage known for its refined waka composition and rivalry with other court poetry schools.
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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: Six Nara Schools Target entity description: The Six Nara Schools were early Japanese Buddhist scholastic traditions centered in Nara that specialized in distinct doctrinal interpretations and scriptural studies.
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A.
Weishi school
The Weishi school is a Chinese Buddhist tradition that develops and interprets Yogācāra “consciousness-only” philosophy, emphasizing the mind’s role in constructing reality.
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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.
-
C.
Ōkura school
The Ōkura school is one of the principal traditional lineages of Kyōgen, preserving and transmitting classical Japanese comic theatre performance styles.
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D.
Mikohidari school
The Mikohidari school was an influential medieval Japanese poetic lineage known for its refined waka composition and rivalry with other court poetry schools.
-
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
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.