Commentary on the Vimalakīrti Sutra
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Commentary on the Vimalakīrti Sutra is a seminal early Japanese Buddhist exegesis traditionally attributed to Prince Shōtoku, offering one of the oldest surviving interpretations of the Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa Sūtra in East Asia.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20145385 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Commentary on the Vimalakīrti Sutra Context triple: [Prince Shōtoku, notableWork, Commentary on the Vimalakīrti Sutra]
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A.
Commentary on the Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment
Commentary on the Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment is an influential Buddhist exegesis by the Tang dynasty scholar-monk Zongmi that synthesizes Huayan and Chan perspectives on the Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment.
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B.
Commentary on the Lotus Sutra
Commentary on the Lotus Sutra is a seminal early Japanese Buddhist exegesis traditionally attributed to Prince Shōtoku, offering influential interpretations of the Lotus Sutra.
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C.
Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa Sutra
The Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa Sutra is a key Mahayana Buddhist scripture that presents profound teachings on non-duality and emptiness through the figure of the enlightened layman Vimalakīrti.
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D.
Commentary on the Avataṃsaka Sūtra (Huayan Jing) (partially preserved)
The Commentary on the Avataṃsaka Sūtra (Huayan Jing) is a partially preserved exegesis by the Tang dynasty Huayan and Chan master Zongmi, elucidating the profound metaphysics and doctrinal synthesis of the Avataṃsaka Sūtra.
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E.
Contemplation Sūtra
The Contemplation Sūtra is a key Mahāyāna Pure Land scripture that details visualizations of Amitābha Buddha and his Western Paradise as a path to rebirth there.
- 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: Commentary on the Vimalakīrti Sutra Target entity description: Commentary on the Vimalakīrti Sutra is a seminal early Japanese Buddhist exegesis traditionally attributed to Prince Shōtoku, offering one of the oldest surviving interpretations of the Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa Sūtra in East Asia.
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A.
Commentary on the Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment
Commentary on the Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment is an influential Buddhist exegesis by the Tang dynasty scholar-monk Zongmi that synthesizes Huayan and Chan perspectives on the Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment.
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B.
Commentary on the Lotus Sutra
Commentary on the Lotus Sutra is a seminal early Japanese Buddhist exegesis traditionally attributed to Prince Shōtoku, offering influential interpretations of the Lotus Sutra.
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C.
Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa Sutra
The Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa Sutra is a key Mahayana Buddhist scripture that presents profound teachings on non-duality and emptiness through the figure of the enlightened layman Vimalakīrti.
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D.
Commentary on the Avataṃsaka Sūtra (Huayan Jing) (partially preserved)
The Commentary on the Avataṃsaka Sūtra (Huayan Jing) is a partially preserved exegesis by the Tang dynasty Huayan and Chan master Zongmi, elucidating the profound metaphysics and doctrinal synthesis of the Avataṃsaka Sūtra.
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E.
Contemplation Sūtra
The Contemplation Sūtra is a key Mahāyāna Pure Land scripture that details visualizations of Amitābha Buddha and his Western Paradise as a path to rebirth there.
- F. None of above. chosen
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